U19. Shakhtar vs Lyon: match preview
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
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Shakhtar U19 will play their Lyon counterparts in the UEFA Youth League round 6
December 12, Kyiv, Bannikov UTK, 12:00
Live broadcast on Futbol 1 channel
Before the game
The Miners are approaching their final game in the current European campaign without any competitive objectives - having 2 points, they are sitting bottom of the Group F table without any knockout stage prospects. The team of Andres Carrasco could have expected more if they had not been tied with Man. City (1-1) and Hoffenheim (1-1). Now, the Orange-and-Blacks can relax and showcase some great performance, and the coaching staff could well experiment with the line-up with an eye to the future. Shakhtar U19 had their last Ukrainian League game before the winter break on December 2, beating Lviv (3-1), and topping the domestic league table.
Opponents
After 5 rounds, Lyon U19 have secured their advancing to the next stage, still having the opportunity to claim the top spot, which will allow them to skip the round of 32 stage and continue in the round of 16 of the knockout phase. Currently, the French have 10 points, being one point adrift of Hoffenheim (also losing to the latter in the head-to-head meetings), which means that in Kyiv, Stephane Roche's boys need to win only. Interestingly, the Weavers, just like the Miners, are topping their domestic championship, having defeated Troyes AC (2-0) as a rehearsal before their trip to Ukraine.
Head-to-head record
The only encounter between the sides took place in the second round of the current UEFA Youth League season. In Lyon, the hosts proved stronger by claiming a 2-0 win (Soumare, 15’; Pintor, 68’).
Live broadcast on Futbol 1 channel
Before the game
The Miners are approaching their final game in the current European campaign without any competitive objectives - having 2 points, they are sitting bottom of the Group F table without any knockout stage prospects. The team of Andres Carrasco could have expected more if they had not been tied with Man. City (1-1) and Hoffenheim (1-1). Now, the Orange-and-Blacks can relax and showcase some great performance, and the coaching staff could well experiment with the line-up with an eye to the future. Shakhtar U19 had their last Ukrainian League game before the winter break on December 2, beating Lviv (3-1), and topping the domestic league table.
Opponents
After 5 rounds, Lyon U19 have secured their advancing to the next stage, still having the opportunity to claim the top spot, which will allow them to skip the round of 32 stage and continue in the round of 16 of the knockout phase. Currently, the French have 10 points, being one point adrift of Hoffenheim (also losing to the latter in the head-to-head meetings), which means that in Kyiv, Stephane Roche's boys need to win only. Interestingly, the Weavers, just like the Miners, are topping their domestic championship, having defeated Troyes AC (2-0) as a rehearsal before their trip to Ukraine.
Head-to-head record
The only encounter between the sides took place in the second round of the current UEFA Youth League season. In Lyon, the hosts proved stronger by claiming a 2-0 win (Soumare, 15’; Pintor, 68’).