On Friday, August 19, from 22:00, the scoring match of the second stage of the French championship “Lyon” – “Troy” will take place.

Lyon finished just 8th last season, in which they did not count any trophies and did not participate in the European Cups, so coach Peter Bosz, appointed in the summer of 2021 and remaining in the post despite a disastrous first year, has all time to focus on domestic competitions, especially the championship.

Olympique Lyonnais (the team’s official name) made a major boost during the break, bringing in Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) and Corentin Tolisso (Bayern) on free transfers.

Nicolas Tagliafico from Ajax Amsterdam for €4.2 million and Johann Lepenant from Caen for €4 million also arrived.

“Lyon” began the championship with a home victory over “Ajaccio” with a score of 2:1, and the return match away to “Lorraine” was postponed due to an impassable field.

Troyes finished last season in 15th place out of 20, and Bruno Irles’ side, hired this summer, are aiming to stay in Ligue 1.

Troyes have lost both their Ligue 1 matches this season against Montpellier (2-3 away) and Toulouse (0-3 at home).

Troyes is a team managed by City Football, a company founded by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Abu Dhabi), which also owns Manchester City, New York City, Melbourne City, Yokohama Marinos, Girona among others and Palermo.

In the last 10 direct matches, Lyon won nine times, while Troyes won only once, in 2007.

Last season, Lyon won twice at Troyes, 3-1 at home and 1-0 away.

Superbet offers odds of 1.90 that Lyon will be ahead at half-time and at the end of the match against Troyes.

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