Today in Istanbul, FenerbahΓ§e and Lyon will play the first match of the Champions League play-offs. The winner of the two-match confrontation will get a place in the main stage of the Champions League. FenerbahΓ§e look more stable: they passed Sturm and GΓ³rnik Zabrze, conceding only 1 goal in 4 qualifying matches.
The Turks have serious personnel problems: Amrabat, Soyuncu and the main newcomer Romelu Lukaku are missing. Lyon is also not in perfect shape – the defense has conceded 8 goals in the last 5 matches, and in a friendly match the team lost 0:4 to Betis.
π Bookmakers favor the home team:
FenerbahΓ§e β 2.00
Draw β 3.60
Lyon β 3.55
FenerbahΓ§e to win β 1.77
Lyon to win β 2.05
Total over 2.5 is 1.67 β a high-scoring game is expected.