Match Report
In the standings it was FC Barcelona 1st on 14 points, Olympique Lyonnais 2nd on 8 — separated by 6. The last five rounds placed Olympique Lyonnais no better than 22nd for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: FC Barcelona 2.33 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Olympique Lyonnais 2 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.43.
FC Barcelona entered with four wins in a row.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for FC Barcelona, 0 for Olympique Lyonnais and 2 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona (capacity 105,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Barcelona led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-1.