On Thursday 17 April 2025, Old Trafford’s dream theatre will host a quarter-final Europa League between Manchester United and Olympique Lyonnais, promising a European duel of particular intensity. The two clubs, with their history and prestige, find themselves in a configuration where their recent performances diverge, creating a palpable suspense as to the outcome of this meeting. Manchester United, despite a third place in the Europa League with 18 points, struggles to convince its fans, showing a mixed record in its last five matches, punctuated with defeats and draws. The Men’s team, having scored 6 goals for 7 conceded, is going through a period of turbulence and will have to regain a positive momentum to hope to reach the semifinals.

Olympique Lyonnais, on the other hand, tackles this game with a more reassuring form, ranking sixth with 15 points and showing an encouraging record in his last matches, marked by three victories, a defeat and a draw. With 13 goals scored for 10 conceded, the Lyonnais presented an undeniable offensive force that they would seek to exploit on the Mancunian lawn. Historically, the confrontations between the two teams favored Manchester United, which has two wins and three draws in five oppositions, leaving the Lyonnais in search of a first victory against their prestigious opponent.

However, the notable absence of several key players from Manchester, including J. Zirkzee, C. Obi, L. Martinez, A. Diallo, M. de Ligt, T. Collyer, J. Evans and A. Heaven, all injured, may well reverse the course of the game for visitors. The kick-off of this thrilling meeting will be given this Thursday at 9pm, and will be broadcast live on Canal+. Fans will have the opportunity to follow the live-text match on the dedicated website, while analyses and predictions will be added to the expectation of a game that might well see one of the two sides take over in Old Trafford.