Match Report
Olympique Lyonnais went into the game 2nd in the table on 11 points; Everton sat 3rd on 4 — a 7-point gap. Everton had been under-performing their position — 40th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Olympique Lyonnais 1.83 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Everton 1.17 and 2.5, with the league averaging 1.32.
Olympique Lyonnais came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Everton — four in succession. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Olympique Lyonnais against 1/15 for Everton.
Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Decines-Charpieu, capacity 40,494, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.