An apparently wide-open Group G of Champions League kick starts on Tuesday night where French team Lyon will face Zenit St Petersburg at Groupama Stadium. Lyon arrived at last 16 of challenge in 2018-19, under manment of former Arsenal and Barcelona man Sylvinho, while Zenit are reaching this st for first time since 2015-16. During garing phases of last season, Lyon won a lot of admirers – stunned Europe with a 2-1 triumph away to Premier League champions Manchester City on match day one. Following a three-year absence, it is a relatively kind return to Champions League action for Zenit with Benfica and RB Leipzig being drawn alongside m in Group G. Read below for prediction, news and more.

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Playing 11 Prediction

For majority of summer changes at Lyon, y are yet ready to call upon likes of Moussa Dembele, Memphis Depay and Houssem Aouar. Scoring nine goals between m in just five games, Depay and Dembele specifically have started season in fine form. Meanwhile, Aouar came back from a groin injury during Friday night's 2-2 draw with Amiens and should be fit to include again in this match. In meantime, Zenit will be without former Barcelona winger Malcom, who was an unused sub in both legs against Lyon in round-of-16 last season and is currently sidelined with hip dam until early October. guests are relied upon former Chelsea defensive duo Branislav Ivavic and Yuri Zhirkov once again, whereas Artem Dzyuba and Sardar Azmoun mostly lead line.

Lyon vs Zenit

• Lyon: Lopes; Dubois, Andersen, Denayer, Koné; Thiago Mendes, Tousart, Aouar; Traoré, Dembélé, Depay
• Out: ne
• Doubtful: ne

• Zenit: Lunev; Smolnikov, Ivavić, Rakits'kyy, Zhirkov; Kuzyaev, Barrios, Douglas Santos, Shatov; Azmoun, Dzyuba
• Out: Malcom (thigh)
• Doubtful: ne

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Speculation

Lyon have lost only one of ir last 14 European home games, in spite of fact that French outfit are winless in ir last three local matches. On or hand, Zenit have started defence of ir title by rapidly growing back up to top of table. In what could end up being an extremely tight group, it might be home records which have effect. Lyon drew all of ir home garing games 2-2 last season, yet we are supporting m to have eugh to get each all three points this time around, especially thinking about Zenit's away hardships in Europe.

• Lyon form: WWLDD
• Zenit form: DWDLWW

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