Tonight AS Roma will host Olympique Lyon for the first time. The match starts at 20:00 BST and is played at Stadio Tre Fontane. Both clubs started the Women’s Champions League group stage with two wins. That means both clubs have six points and are at the top of their group. Let’s look at the possible line-up, statistics and where you can watch AS Roma vs Olympique Lyon. We will update the match preview on game day.
AS Roma vs Olympique Lyon: Possible Line-ups
The possible line-ups are derived from previous match days. We take into consideration how strong the opponents are, what players are injured and of course team news before the match.
Team News AS Roma
AS Roma started their UWCL campaign with two confident wins. The first one was 1-0 to VfL Wolfsburg, a club that won the Women’s Champions League and is often found in the finals. Next up was Galatasaray, the Turkish debutant this year. Roma won by 1-6 with goals from Corelli, Pandini, Giuglian, Haavi, Giacinti and Cissoko. Now Alessandro Spugna awaits the challenge of 8x European Champion Olympique Lyon.
The head coach did say his team was not at full strength: “But we have a big squad and whoever plays will give their all.”
What the coach has to say
Alessandro Spugna during his press conference: “The last match took a lot out of us but we knew it would. Some of the players have a few niggles so we’ll need to look at everything carefully today and see if we’ll have a nearly full squad to choose from.”
Lyon are one of the best teams in Europe so objectively speaking it’s a very diffcicult game: “I’d definitely rank Lyon among the top two teams in the world, not just Europe. Of course it’s going to be very hard but that’s what you get in this competition. In the Champions League you have to be ready to take on teams of this calibre. We’re fortunate to go into the game top of the group as we have the same number of points but a better goal difference. We’ll try to do our best especially at home in front of our fans. It’s the sort of game we want to be playing in and do our best.”
This is our prediction for the Starting IX for AS Roma:
- 12 Camelia Ceasaar
- 25 Frederikke Thøgersen
- 2 Moeka Minami
- 32 Elena Linari
- 3 Lucia Di Guglielmo
- 20 Giada Greggi
- 8 Saki Kumagai
- 10 Manuela Giugliano
- 11 Emilie Haavi
- 9 Valentina Giacinti
- 7 Evelyn Viens
Team News Olympique Lyon
Olympique Lyon started the season without head coach Bompastor, who left for Chelsea. Her replacement: Joe Montemurro and he is doing a fantastic job. The only points Lyon dropped were against Paris FC. The result was a goalless draw. Now Montemurro and his team travel to AS Roma for matchday 3 in the Women’s Champions League.
What the coach has to say
Joe Montemurro during his pre-match press conference: “It’s always difficult to prepare for matches in such a short time, but it’s something we’re used to. We have to do the job tomorrow, win, and take the lead in the group. Roma are a well-constructed team that have won the league twice in a row. This is an interesting group, and we will have to be careful.”
This is our prediction for the Starting IX for Olympique Lyon:
- 1 Christiane Endler
- 23 Sofie Svava
- 3 Wendie Renard
- 21 Vanessa Gilles
- 12 Ellie Carpenter
- 13 Damaris Egurrola
- 17 Danielle van de Donk
- 9 Eugéne Le Sommer
- 26 Lindsay Horan
- 11 Kadidiatou Diani
- 6 Melchie Dumornay
AS Roma vs Olympique Lyon: Statistics
Below you will find team streaks. It’s the first time these two clubs meet so there are no head-to-head streaks. Olympique Lyon is unbeaten for 11 matches in a row and AS Roma had 5 wins in a row. Both are used to scoring the first goal and winning the first half. It will be interesting to see who does tonight.
| Team Streaks | ||
 | Wins | 5 |
 | No losses | 11 |
| No goals conceded | 8 |
| More than 2.5 goals | 5/6 |
| First to score | 8/10 |
| First to score | 7/8 |
| First half winner | 8/10 |
| First half winner | 9/10 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch the Women’s Champions League AS Roma vs Olympique Lyon?
You can watch the UWCL match between AS Roma vs Olympique Lyon on DAZN and DAZN Women’s Football YouTube.
When was the last meeting between AS Roma vs Olympique Lyon?
The teams never faced off before.
What is AS Roma vs Olympique Lyon kick-off time?
The game takes place on Wednesday the 13th of November at 20:00 BST. The match is played at Stadio Tre Fontane.
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