Ebru Topçu will be one to watch this evening
The 28-year-old Turkish striker was Galatasaray’s top scorer last season with 15 league goals.
A perfect start to the season for Fenottes
Lyon can present itself on Tuesday with good confidence after having started the championship well in which it is already leader. OL won their first three matches easily against Fleury (6-2), Strasbourg (6-0) and Montpellier (4-0).
OL must take responsibility for France’s UEFA index alone
The objective of the Rhone club, the sole French representative in the group stage after the premature eliminations of Paris Saint-Germain and Paris FC, “is to go as far as possible” according to its coach Joe Montemurro.
“It’s a shame not to have other French clubs in the event. It makes our task a little more difficult in the championship because our opponents are only focused on this competition while we will have to be everywhere. But we will do appeal to our team intelligence.”
Wendie Renard continues
The most capped player in the C1 (117th match this Tuesday), the OL captain scored this weekend against Montpellier during her 300th match in the Arkema Premier League. The French international made a gradual return to the group this season after playing in the Olympics with Les Bleues this summer.
OL favorite in Group A
In addition to Galatasaray, Fenottes are with Roma and Wolfsburg in group A. The Germans, double winners of the competition, emerge as the main rival for first place in the group. Last year, OL were beaten in the final by FC Barcelona for Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati (2-0) in a one-sided encounter.
Graphic 4-4-1-1
Yaman – Yeniceri, Karatas, Demehin, Altintas – Karabulut, Esen, Topçu, Bakarandze – Usme – Staskova
A four-man defense on the Lyon side
A 4-3-3 concocted by Joe Montemurro. Present in the group for the first time this season in an official match, Ada Hegerberg starts on the bench. Rookie Tabitha Chawinga starts on the left and accompanies Kadi Diani and Melchie Dumornay in attack. Small surprise in the middle, Egurrola starts on the bench, unlike Marozsan, who has found playing time since the arrival of Montemurro on the Lyon bench.
OL’s eleven
Endler – Carpenter, Gilles, Renard, Svava – Marozsan, Van de Donk, Horan – Diani, Dumornay, Chawinga
The OL bench
Benkarth, Huerta, Majri, Däbritz, Egurrola, Hegerberg, Sangaré, Sombath, Sylla, Becho, Mendy
OL enters a new era this season
For the first time in the history of the women’s section, a foreign coach is at the head of the team. This is the Australian Joe Montemurro, who played for Arsenal and Juventus.
At a press conference, the Lyon coach set the objectives for this season: “Our objective is to go as far as possible in this competition. We have prepared ourselves physically and mentally to face all situations. I think that We are armed. We have experience and players in good shape. OL Féminin and the Champions League cannot go without each other. OL players are a model of women’s football in Europe. and I hope that it continues in this direction. OL always have the obligation to win. We know that we are eagerly awaited. It’s a shame that there are no other French teams. Being on all the boards is what we’re looking for, so we’re happy to have this pressure, it’s what symbolizes our excellence.
A world of difference between the two clubs
If OL is the club which has played in the most finals (11) and won the most titles (8), Galatasaray is playing its first match in the group stage of the Champions League this Tuesday. Turkish champions, Metin Ülgen players had to go through two qualifying rounds to reach the group stage.
They notably beat Racing Union (4-1), BIIK (5-0) and eliminated Slavia Prague during their home and away confrontation (2-2, 2-1).
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Welcome to the RMC Sport website and app to follow the match on the first day of the Women’s Champions League between OL and Galatasaray. Kick-off will be at 6:45 p.m. at Groupama Stadium.
