Real Sociedad V Lyon UEFA Champions League Match 28 -August 2013.Real Sociedad won the first leg last week in France 2-0 and are in a great position to advance to the group stages. Although Lyon had the most possession in that match (53%) and one more attempts (12 to 11), it was Sociedad that had the most attempts on target (8 to 4) and the best chances. The two goals they scored were impressive, the first a volley by Griezmann after 16 minutes, then a goal by Seferovic after 49 minutes.Watch Real Sociedad V Lyon Live, Watch Real Sociedad V Lyon Live Stream, Watch Real Sociedad V Lyon Free Live Stream, Watch Real Sociedad V Lyon Online, Watch Real Sociedad V Lyon Online Free, Real Sociedad V Lyon Live, Real Sociedad V Lyon live stream Online.Real Sociedad have played two matches in their domestic league and are currently in 7th position with one win and one draw. Last match was a draw 1-1 away to relegation favourite Elche, a match where Sociedad had 59% possession, 11 attempts (Elche 12) and 4 shouts on target (Elche only 2) – in other words not a very impressive match. Best Sociedad player was goalscorer and right attacking midfielder Vela.
Lyon are three matches into the French Ligue 1 season, standing on third position with two wins and one loss. Their loss came in last weekend’s match home to Reims, they were big favourites but lost 1-0 in what can only be described as a very disappointing result for them. They had 55% possession and won attempts and shots on target with 19-6 and 5-2, but they were poor at finishing and did not convert a penalty in the 72nd minute (they conceded the only goal in the match four minutes later). Lyon came in to the Champions League third qualifying round, where they beat Swiss Grasshoppers 2-0 on aggregate.
REAL SOCIEDAD V LYON PREDICTIONS
The two clubs have met only three times including last week. The two first matches were back in 2004 Champions League and Lyon won both matches 1-0. Lyon have the most experienced team and are a regular in the Champions League, and one potential factor that can ruin for Real Sociedad is that they are inexperienced and have not advanced to CL group stage in last ten years. I backed Lyon in the first leg and still feel they are the better team, and a lot will depend on how confident the Real Sociedad players feel.
This match could evolve in very different ways depending on how it starts, if Sociedad get a goal first then Lyon will have a near impossible task and the match could become an anti-climax, but if Lyon score first Sociedad could become nervous and will have a tough time avoiding a second goal. Sociedad will of course be happy with a goalless draw, but we could very well be in for a match with good attacking football where neither team will sit back and wait.Real Sociedad de Fútbol are 90 minutes away from achieving their dream of playing in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time since 2003/04, their only appearance to date. Last week's 2-0 first-leg win at Olympique Lyonnais has filled San Sebastian with hope and expectation ahead of Wednesday's return at the Anoeta.
Stunning goals from Antoine Griezmann and Haris Seferovic at the Stade de Gerland left Jagoba Arrasate's team on the verge of a place in Thursday's group stage draw. Indeed the Txuri-urdin – blue and whites – have been through a lot since the last time they were among European club football's elite ten years ago, when it was Lyon who ended their participation in the last 16.
Three years later La Real were relegated from the Liga and it took another three before they managed to return. Basing their side around a talented group of young players, the Basque outfit began the gradual improvement that led to a fourth-placed finish last term. That impressive achievement was trumped by last week's win in Lyon, where nine of the starting lineup had featured in the club's successful promotion push in 2010.
One of those players was French Under-21 international midfielder Griezmann, whose acrobatic volley produced the first goal last week. "I was so happy with that performance," explained the 22-year-old, who grew up in Macon, 65km from Lyon. "We were very keen to show Europe that we had a good team that can play good football. We were solid in defence while we took advantage of our chances going forward."