Match Report
The table read 1st (Schalke 04, 13 pts) against 2nd (Olympique Lyonnais, 10 pts), 3 points apart. Olympique Lyonnais had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Schalke 04 were scoring 1.67 and conceding 0.5, Olympique Lyonnais 1.83 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen (capacity 62,271). On the scoreboard, Schalke 04 led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Schalke 04: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (20'), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (89'), Jefferson Farfán (13')