The season is actually already over for Olympique Lyon, because politics has stopped football in France. Nevertheless, the game will be played against Juve.
Olympique Lyon wants to play against Juventus Turin in the Champions League at all costs despite the football stop in France.
This was made clear by club president Jean-Michel Aulas in an interview with the radio station RTL: “The match against Juventus is confirmed for Friday, August 7, in Turin behind closed doors.
However, a spokesman for the European football association UEFA told the dpa: “Nothing has been decided, nothing at all.” There were various dates that were discussed in the simulation games, but no fixed dates.
Lyon has appealed
Lyon had recently appealed against the decision of French politicians and also filed a lawsuit against the early termination of Ligue 1, where the season had been declared over, Lyon finished seventh and would not have qualified for the European Cup for the coming season.
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