Worried. Rarely have Lyon supporters felt so worried before the start of the championship. Worried that, for the first time in over ten years, their club might not be on the podium come the last game of the season. Indeed, Ligue 1 observers now seem to predominantly place Lyon in the outsiders category, with Paris, Marseille and Lille being the favourites for the podium.

25 or 7 ?
25% vs 7 times. That pretty much sums up the whole uncertainty around this game. Statistically, Lyon only have a 25% chance to qualify after the draw (1-1) conceded at home, three weeks ago. But this small percentage is opposed to the record of confrontations between the two teams, largely in favor of OL : 7 games against Real, 0 loss.

Two teams. Two coaches who count on the Coupe de France to salvage their record at the end of the season. Granted, Nice is in a far worse position than Lyon; but when you're coaching Lyon, you're expected to win the title, or, at the very least, to be qualified for the Champions League.

Against Caen today, Lyon will compete in the 217th Coupe de France match in its history. So this little known competition goes a long way, and few people know that the Football Club de Lyon played in 1917 already in the final of the very first edition of this competition, against Olympique .. de Pantin (a Paris suburb).