APOEL Nicosia has one surprise in their lineup for their UEFA Champions League match against Olympique Lyonnais, and it's a pleasant one. Paulo Jorge has been declared fit and will start in defense for the visitors. Lyon captain Cris returns to defense for his side. Surprisingly, neither Bafetimbi Gomis or Jimmy Briand will start for Lyon, as youngster Alexandre Lacazette gets a start. Here are ...

Teams for Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Olympique Lyon and APOEL Nicosia at Gerland stadium:

APOEL Nicosia caused a major shock by reaching the last 16 of the Champions League and Olympique Lyon, chastened by a domestic defeat, will take nothing for granted when they host the Cypriots in Tuesday's first leg.

Lyon's frail defense may need to take a leaf out of APOEL Nicosia's book when the two sides meet in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday. Lyon has not kept a clean sheet in its last five matches in all competitions, losing 2-1 at home to lowly Caen in the French league on Saturday. By contrast, APOEL's strength at the back helped it become the first Cypriot team to reach the...

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Claims that Iranians and Lebanese Hizballah members are aiding President Bashar Assad's troops in their ferocious crack down against dissent are almost as old as the 10-month Syrian uprising. Yet despite the thousands of amateur videos that have captured so much of the gruesome, bloody repression, precious little evidence has emerged to back the allegations of foreign assistance, beyond the ...

Attack-minded Olympique Lyon will be the perfect target for APOEL Nicosia as the Cypriots look to score on the break, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris said ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg in France.

Cypriot club APOEL Nicosia are no strangers to having the underdog title assigned to them, and they will yet again take that title and own it proudly as they face Lyon on Tuesday in the first leg of their Round of 16 matchup. The Cinderella run started way back in July with a 6-0 aggregate win in the second qualifying round over Albanian side Skenderbeu Korce. The next two victims in APOEL's run ...