Lyon vs Villarreal : today

The Europa League Competition run again, in the first leg of this round of 32, there is Lyon who will entertain Villarreal at Groupama Stadium on Friday (16/2) at 03:05 pm.

the return of the Europa League after a year-long replay comes at an uncomfortable moment for Lyon and Villarreal. Throughout the season, both teams struggled to appear consistent, and they will undergo this fight with poor moral conditions.

the Kids have slumped to fourth in the Ligue 1 standings, having swallowed three straight defeats in domestic competition. the head coach, Bruno Genesio, has a lot of homework to fix the hole in his defense, after they conceded 8 goals in his last 3 games. The disaster last occurred at the end of last week, where they defeated with a score of 0-2 from Rennes.

in the meantime, the conditions that belonged to the visitors was actually not far from the word pathetic. The Yellow Submarines seem to have re-discovered his identity after left one of his key players, Cedric Bakambu, who left in the winter transfer market.

however, the triumphant demolition of their victorious match, after they picked up two shocking defeats, namely in the match against Real Betis and Deportivo Alaves.

the home defeat against The Babazorros is one of the saddest moments for Javi Calleja's squad, which makes it even more difficult for them to compete with Real Madrid in La Liga's standings.

the match that will be held at Groupama Stadium in the first leg of the Europa League's last 32 is the first meeting between Lyon against Villarreal in a competitive match.

previously, the two teams have faced in London in mid-2015, where they compete in the Emirates Cup competition.

both Lyon and Villarreal have recently shown a fragile back line and there seems to be no team capable of producing clean sheets in this match.

however, if you see the front lines owned by both teams, it seems both the visitors and the home team could have a goal party in this fight.