Man Utd vs Lyon Preview: Team News & Prediction

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It was an entertaining UEFA Europa League quarter-final first-leg at Parc OL between Manchester United and Olympique Lyonnais with things delicately poised ahead of this week.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 17th April, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Key Stats

Man. United have lost only one of their last 29 matches at Old Trafford in the UEFA Europa League (W22 D6).
Man. United have won their last four UEFA Europa League home matches.
Man. United have won seven of their previous eight UEFA competition two-legged ties against French teams, winning the last five since a defeat on away goals against Monaco in the 1997/98 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals (0-0 a, 1-1 h).
Man. United have lost only four of their previous 31 UEFA competition matches against French teams (W16 D11).
This is Man. United’s 28th UEFA competition quarter-final tie, a new English record. They previously shared the record with Liverpool.
Man. United are through to their sixth UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League quarter-final. It is their fifth in the Europa League era and their fourth in the last six seasons.
Man. United have won 13 of their last 14 UEFA Europa League two-legged ties.
Man. United are unbeaten in their previous 11 UEFA Europa League matches this season (W6 D5).
Man. United have lost only one of their last 22 UEFA Europa League matches (W14 D7).
Only one of Man United’s last 62 UEFA competition matches finished without a goal being scored.
Man. United have lost only one of their last 12 UEFA competition quarter-final matches at Old Trafford (W8 D3).
Lyon are unbeaten in their last ten UEFA competition matches away from home (W7 D3).
Lyon are unbeaten in their last 12 UEFA Europa League matches away from home (W9 D3).
Lyon have lost their last three UEFA competition two-legged ties against English teams. Most recently, in the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals when they lost 1-4 on aggregate against West Ham (1-1 a, 0-3 h).
Lyon have lost only one of their last nine UEFA competition matches against English teams (W4 D4).
This is Lyon’s fifth UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League quarter-final, equalling Marseille’s French record.
Lyon have been successful in only one of their previous four UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League quarter-final ties. That was in 2016/17 when they defeated Beşiktaş on penalties after a 3-3 aggregate draw (2-1 h, 1-2 a).
Lyon have lost only one of their previous 11 UEFA Europa League matches this season (W6 D4). They are unbeaten in the last eight (W4 D4).
Lyon have lost only two of their last 21 UEFA competition matches (W12 D7).
Lyon have scored the first goal in five of their last seven UEFA Europa League matches.

Man Utd vs Lyon Prediction

The first-leg of this tie was a topsy turvy one in which Lyon took a first-half lead before United fought back and it seemed as though they had snatched the advantage late on via Joshua Zirkzee before a second Andre Onana mistake of the match led to a 2-2 draw at Parc OL.

Manchester United continued their miserable season since the appointment of Ruben Amorim during the November international break. The Red Devils suffered a 4-1 annihilation at the hands of Newcastle United at St James’ Park. Lyon, on the other hand, continued their fight for UEFA Champions League qualification with an impressive 3-1 defeat of Auxerre at Stade de l’Abbe Deschamps at the weekend.

United are a side that lack clarity and cohesion at both ends of the pitch and the fact is that Lyon have an abundance of quality that should hurt them wherever they meet.

Man Utd vs Lyon Tip: Double chance – Lyon to win or draw