The two teams will meet once more at 8:00 p.m. In the first game of the day between Anderlecht and Lyon which took place at the Anderlecht training center, Colassin opened the scoring for the Mauves shortly before the quarter hour (1-0, 13th). But following a goal disallowed for offside, Dembélé managed to bring Lyon up to the hosts (1-1, 36th).
Returning from the locker room, the pure Lyon product Cherki gave the advantage to Les Gones (1-2, 64th), but Stassin answered him to put his team back on track (2-2, 73rd). The winning goal came from the feet of Augarreau at the end of the game (2-3, 83rd).
The double confrontation between Anderlecht and Lyon offers both clubs the opportunity to experiment and provide playing time for youngsters and new recruits. Evidenced by the numbers lined up, between players from the reserve team and accomplished starters in Lyon, while the Anderlecht team was mainly made up of substitutes.
At 8:00 p.m., at Lotto Park, Anderlecht and Lyon will engage in their second clash of the day.
