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JOE KRISHNAN

Lyon vs Benfica: Champions League prediction, LIVE stream, which TV channel, how to watch online

Lyon will be hoping to continue their improvement under their new manager when they take on Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The French side brought in experienced coach Rudi Garcia to take over from Sylvinho after dropping into the relegation zone in Ligue 1 and drawing their opening group match with Zenit.

Their form has picked up since then, with back-to-back wins over Metz and Toulouse in the league, and now they can focus on planning their revenge against Benfica.

The Portuguese giants triumphed 2-1 in the reverse fixture thanks to a horrendous late error from Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes.

It promises to be an exciting encounter in Group G where it's still all to play for, with all four teams still in contention to qualify for the knockout stages.

Champions League preview

Lyon vs Benfica
Venue: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Kick-off time: 8pm GMT, Tuesday November 5

Here's how to follow the action on Tuesday night...


TV channel and live stream information

Memphis Depay was on the scoresheet in the reverse fixture in Portugal Photo: AFP

The match will be televised live on BT Sport Extra 4 and can be streamed live online via the video player and the BT Sport app, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm.

You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog.


Prediction: Lyon 2-2 Benfica

Lyon are one of the most unpredictable teams in the competition, having beaten Leipzig in Germany only to draw at home to Zenit when heavy favourites.

Benfica are not as strong as they were in last season's group stage having sold Joao Felix in the summer but showed their mettle last time out. With both sides vying to qualify, a goalfest in France is likely.


Team news

Lyon: Lopes, Dubois, Andersen, Denayer, Kone, Thiago Mendes, Tousart, Aouar, Reine-Adelaide, Dembele, Depay

Subs: Da Silva, Marcelo, Traore, Cherki, Jean Lucas, Cornet, Tatarusanu

Benfica: Vlachodimos, Tomas Tavares, Dias, Ferro, Grimaldo, Fernandes, Florentino, Pires, Chiquinho, Vinicius, Cervi

Subs: De Tomas, Seferovic, Pizzi, Jardel, Andre Almeida, Taarabt, Zlobin

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers

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