Lyon v Shakhtar Donetsk facts
Buoyed by a astonishing reward of a startle opening victory, Lyon will demeanour to concrete their position as a early leaders of Group F when Shakhtar Donetsk come to France.
• Bruno Génésio’s side warranted a warn 2-1 feat during Manchester City on matchday one, while Shakhtar had to twice come from behind to rescue a 2-2 pull during home to debutants Hoffenheim. The Pitmen now face a initial tie opposite Lyon, who have never mislaid opposite Ukrainian opposition.
Form guide
Lyon
• Lyon are in a organisation theatre for a third time in 4 seasons – their 2015/16 and 2016/17 campaigns both finished during that hurdle.
• In 2017/18, Lyon done it as distant as a UEFA Europa League turn of 16, though were denied a possibility to seem in a final during their possess belligerent as they mislaid to CSKA Moskva during that stage.
• The 3-2 better during home to CSKA finished Lyon’s three-game winning run in their possess track in Europe, and was their initial home retreat in 10 European contests (W7 D2), given a 1-0 UEFA Champions League organisation detriment to Juventus in Oct 2016.
• Les Gones have won both their prior home games opposite Ukrainian visitors 1-0, many recently opposite Chornomorets Odesa in a 2013/14 UEFA Europa League turn of 32.
• The French bar are dominant in their 4 games opposite Ukrainian clubs, home and divided (W3 D1), scoring 5 goals but conceding.
• Lyon were UEFA Champions League semi-finalists in 2010 and are in a organisation theatre for a 15th time – some-more than any other French club.
Shakhtar
• Shakhtar competent as winners of a Ukrainian league, claiming a pretension for a 11th time in 2017/18, when they finished a domestic double for a second deteriorate in succession.
• Quarter-finalists in 2010/11, Shakhtar reached a final 16 of a 2017/18 UEFA Champions League, losing to Roma on divided goals (2-1 home, 1-0 away).
• Shakhtar mislaid 3 of their 4 divided games in final season’s competition, a difference a 2-1 success during Feyenoord on matchday three. They had won their prior 5 divided games – all in a UEFA Europa League – before 2017/18.
• The Ukrainian side have got out of their organisation in 3 of their final 5 participations.
• Shakhtar’s final knowledge of French antithesis was home (0-3) and divided (0-2) defeats opposite Paris Saint-Germain in a 2015/16 UEFA Champions League organisation stage. The latter outcome finished a three-game run of victories in France, where Shakhtar’s record is W4 L3.
Links and trivia
• Marcelo and Júnior Moraes were Santos team-mates between 2007 and 2008.
• Rafael was in a Manchester United organisation that took 4 points off Shakhtar in a 2013/14 UEFA Champions League organisation stage, personification in both a 1-1 divided pull and 1-0 home win.