Dream11 Fantasy Soccer: Manchester City v. Olympique Lyonnais Preview

Manchester City are large favorites and will be the more popular side to back in the quarter-finals against Lyon, and RotoWire's Juan Pablo Aravena believes Kevin De Bruyne is one of the better choices to back.
Dream11 Fantasy Soccer: Manchester City v. Olympique Lyonnais Preview
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Manchester City and Olympique Lyon will determine which team will be the last one to join the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, as Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig have already punched their tickets into the tournament's final four. Manchester City got past Real Madrid in the Round of 16 and did it in spectacular fashion, winning both games. Lyon, on the other hand, have been one of the biggest surprises in the competition and arrive into this matchup after eliminating Juventus in the Round of 16. Lyon are clear underdogs ahead of this contest, but Manchester City can't get complacent because the Ligue 1 giants have enough quality – especially in the final meters – to get past any opponent in the world, especially one with a defense as shaky as Manchester City's.

Team News

Manchester City

OUT: Sergio Aguero (knee)

Doubtful: None

Olympique Lyon

OUT: None

Doubtful: Jason Denayer (groin)

Predicted Lineups

Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodrigo, David Silva; Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling

Olympique Lyon: Anthony Lopes; Jason Denayer, Marcelo, Fernando Marcal; Leo Dubois, Maxence Caqueret, Bruno Guimaraes, Houssem Aouar, Maxwel Cornet; Memphis Depay, Moussa Dembele

Top Picks

Raheem Sterling, Manchester City: Sterling found the back of the net against Real Madrid earlier this month and he was Man City's most prolific scorer

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Manchester City and Olympique Lyon will determine which team will be the last one to join the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, as Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig have already punched their tickets into the tournament's final four. Manchester City got past Real Madrid in the Round of 16 and did it in spectacular fashion, winning both games. Lyon, on the other hand, have been one of the biggest surprises in the competition and arrive into this matchup after eliminating Juventus in the Round of 16. Lyon are clear underdogs ahead of this contest, but Manchester City can't get complacent because the Ligue 1 giants have enough quality – especially in the final meters – to get past any opponent in the world, especially one with a defense as shaky as Manchester City's.

Team News

Manchester City

OUT: Sergio Aguero (knee)

Doubtful: None

Olympique Lyon

OUT: None

Doubtful: Jason Denayer (groin)

Predicted Lineups

Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodrigo, David Silva; Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling

Olympique Lyon: Anthony Lopes; Jason Denayer, Marcelo, Fernando Marcal; Leo Dubois, Maxence Caqueret, Bruno Guimaraes, Houssem Aouar, Maxwel Cornet; Memphis Depay, Moussa Dembele

Top Picks

Raheem Sterling, Manchester City: Sterling found the back of the net against Real Madrid earlier this month and he was Man City's most prolific scorer during the 2019-20 Premier League season after notching 20 goals in 33 appearances. He will carry City's chances of reaching the tournament's semi-finals.

Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City: De Bruyne was one of very few players in Europe's top five leagues that notched double-digit goals and assists, as he ended the 2019-20 Premier League season with 13 goals and 20 assists. He's had two goals and three assists over his previous four starts while mounting a whopping 25 chances created over his past three fixtures.

Captain Options

  1. Raheem Sterling
  2. Kevin De Bruyne
  3. Memphis Depay
  4. Gabriel Jesus

Dream11 Team

GK: Ederson

DF: Aymeric Laporte

DF: Joao Cancelo

DF: Sinaly Diomande

MF: Kevin De Bruyne (VC)

MF: Houssem Aouar

MF: Bruno Guimaraes

MF: Ilkay Gundogan

FW: Raheem Sterling (VC)

FW: Memphis Depay

FW: Gabriel Jesus

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