Olympique Lyonnais beaten 2-1 by Sparta Prague in play-offs
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Olympique Lyonnais lost 2-1 to Sparta Prague in the first leg of the Champions League play-offs. The French club will have to win the return match on August 11 to qualify.
Olympique Lyonnais was beaten 2-1 by Sparta Prague in the first leg of the Champions League play-offs.2,1 The return match is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11 in Lyon.2 OL's objective is to qualify for the play-offs, the last stage before the group stage of the competition.2
Sparta Prague dominated OL on their lawn in the first leg.2 The Czech wingers of Sparta Prague were hard-hitting during the match.1 The defence of OL was considered worrying by the editors of Le Figaro.1
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