Lyon ended up in the same group of the Champions League with Zenith, Leipzig and Benfica, not being considered the original main favorite for access to the playoffs. As a result, the Les Gones fought a fierce struggle for the second line up to the last round – a (2:2) draw with Leipzig allowed them to get ahead of Benfica and Zenit by one point. The championship of France is not successful for Lyon – after 26 rounds, the team of Rudi Garcia takes only seventh place in the table. Lyon are four points behind the Europa League zone, and the third Lille has already come off by six points. In the last round, the team defeated the Mets (2:0), thus obtaining the first victory in the last five matches of the championship.
Today, Mikel Arteta is celebrating three months of being appointed as the head coach of Arsenal, and a victory could be the best gift for such a mini-anniversary. To date, the Gunners occupy the 10th position in the Premier League, but 34 points leave fans hope for overall success, because the distance to the European competition zone is only six points. Arsenal is the most peaceful team, which has 13 draws, and in the last game the red-white won the long-awaited victory, defeating Newcastle (4:0). In today’s infirmary, Londoners Mesut ?zil, Cedric Soares, Calum Chambers and Kieran Tierney.
