Nabil Fekir against Hoffenheim (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)
On Thursday, OL and Hoffenheim will face each other for the third time in their history. The two previous confrontations date back to 2018.
During its rich European history, OL have not often faced Hoffenheim. Only once in reality did he compete against the German club based in the Stuttgart region. It was in 2018, in the fall, during the group stage of the Champions League. At that time, the two teams were unable to decide between themselves.
Nabil's teammates Fekir first brought back a point from their trip to the PreZero Arena after a game with twists and turns (3-3). At the top of the scoreboard, the Rhodaniens led 3 to 2, before suffering the opponent's equalizer in added time following a goal from Joelinton. A scenario practically similar to that of the second round (2-2), since Bruno's men Genesio won 2 to 0, before being taken over by an opponent who was reduced to 10. A curler had also equalized in the last minutes.
Lopes, only survivor on the Lyon side
Lots of frustration therefore for Olympique Lyonnais, who hope not to relive the same thing on Thursday at 9 p.m. This time it will be in the Europa League. Beyond the competition, many parameters have changed since these two meetings in C1, six years ago now. Except Anthony Lopeswho no longer plays, none of the OL players who participated in these matches are still at the club.
On the other hand, Hoffenheim kept some elements from this Champions League campaign, namely goalkeeper Oliver Baumanndefender Kevin Don't talkthe full-back Pavel A curlermidfielder Florian Grillitsch or the striker Andrej Kramarić. Boys starting in 2018, and who will cross paths with the Rhodaniens again on Thursday.
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