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Bayern Munich vs Lyon Live Score, UEFA Champions League 2020 Semi-Finals: Bayern Favourites Against Young Lyon

News18.com | August 19, 2020, 11:53 PM IST

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Bayern Munich Starting Line-up
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Lyon vs Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich vs Lyon Live Score, UEFA Champions League 2020 Semi-Finals: Bayern Munich, being five-time European champions, are the heavy favourites going into the Champions League semi-final against Lyon at the at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on Thursday. Follow the News18 Sports' blog for the live updates of Bayern Munich vs Lyon Champions League semi-final.

Bayern Munich have come into the semi-final at the back of an impressive demolition of Lionel Messi's Barcelona where they registered an 8-2 scoreline. Bayern's movement and pace was exemplary and such that must have got every other team in the competition fearful. However, Lyon are also coming at the back of a sensational win over competition favourites Manchester City. Lyon played with intent and confidence against a Pep Guardiola side, announcing they won't just be pushovers.

Aug 19, 2020 11:53 pm (IST)

Here is a video from the 2010 clash between Bayern Munich and Lyon.

⏪ Bayern vs Lyon, 2010

🇳🇱 @ArjenRobben ⚽️@FCBayernEN | #UCL pic.twitter.com/NrSfoD94OX
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 19, 2020

Aug 19, 2020 11:42 pm (IST)

Here is Bayern Munich's starting XI vs Lyon: Manuel Neuer; Anphonso Davies, David Alaba, Jerome Boateng, Joshua Kimmich; Leon Goretzka, Thiago Alcantara; Ivan Perisic, Thomas Mueller, Serge Gnabry; Robert Lewandowski.

Substitutes: Sven Ulreich, Ron-Thorben Hoffmann, Alvaro Odriozola, Niklas Sule, Benjamin Pavard, Javi Martinez, Lucas Hernandes, Philippe Coutinho, Mickael Cuisance, Corentin Tolisso, Kingsley Coman, Joshua Zirkzee.

🔴 Your #FCBayern XI for this @ChampionsLeague semi-final 🔴#MissionLis6on #OLFCB #packmas pic.twitter.com/jUyPjFeBql
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) August 19, 2020

Aug 19, 2020 11:34 pm (IST)

Here is Olympique Lyonnais' starting XI vs Bayern Munich: Anthony Lopes; Jason Denayer, Marcelo, Fernando Marcal; Leo Dubois, Maxence Caqueret, Bruno Guimaraes, Houssem Aouar, Maxwel Cornet; Karl Toko Ekambi, Memphis Depay

Substitutes: Ciprian Tatarusanu, Sinaly Diomande, Joachim Andersen, Rafael da Silva, Kenny Tete, Melvin Bard, Thiago Mendes, Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Jean Lucas, Moussa Dembele, Bertrand Traore, Rayan Cherki.

Our #UCL starting XI for ##OLFCB! 🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/fAC5cYjAfo
— OL English 🇬🇧 (@OL_English) August 19, 2020

Aug 19, 2020 11:29 pm (IST)

Welcome to the News18 Sports live blog for the UEFA Champions League 2020 semi-final between Bayern Munich and Olympique Lyonnais at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon. The match will be played without fans and off the regular Champions League semi-final format, which includes two legs. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the format has been shortened to a single leg.

Who will shine brightest tonight: Houssem Aouar OR Robert Lewandowski?#UCL pic.twitter.com/WlfffPOBco
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 19, 2020

Bayern Munich vs Lyon Live Score, UEFA Champions League 2020 Semi-Finals: Bayern Favourites Against Young Lyon

Lyon-Bayern Munich (Photo Credit: Reuters)

This will be the ninth competitive meeting between Bayern and Lyon with the German side having won four of them. Fit-again Benjamin Pavard is expected to make it to the line-up while full-backs Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies will be crucial to the team after their tireless display in the quarter-finals. Lyon are likely to go with the same XI and will look to get an early goal to give themselves some room to breath.

Lyon Bayern in 3 words...#UCL pic.twitter.com/lBLrygjIGz

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 19, 2020

Financially there is a lot at stake for Lyon. Beyond the huge prestige of winning the European Cup for the first time, Lyon has to win the final just to qualify for next season's competition after only finishing seventh in a French league season curtailed by the pandemic. Bayern was Lyon's opponent when the Ligue 1 side last reached a Champions League semifinal in 2010, with the German team winning 4-0 over two legs. This time, due to the pandemic constrained format, the semifinal is a single game without fans in Lisbon.

Like Lyon with the arrival of Rudi Garcia, Bayern are also reaping the rewards of a mid-season managerial change. Hansi Flick replaced Niko Kovac in November, leading a revival powered by Robert Lewandowski's goals.