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Lyon time it right to end Steaua hopes

Olympique Lyonnais followed up their rousing UEFA Champions League victory at FC Steaua Bucureşti a fortnight ago with a less flamboyant but equally important success on home soil thanks to Juninho Pernambucano's superb free-kick and a late strike from Anthony Réveillère.

Late clincher
Steaua arrived in France with a new coach after Dorinel Munteanu replaced Marius Lăcătuş following Lyon's 5-3 success in Bucharest and gave a good account of themselves, denying the French champions space and restricting them to speculative shots for much of the first period. However, once again Juninho broke the deadlock with a free-kick just before half-time and Réveillère's last-minute strike means Steaua can now only reach the UEFA Cup, while Lyon know a draw at ACF Fiorentina 25 November would take them through from Group F.

Benzema denied
Munteanu buzzed about his technical area during the opening stages, offering a constant stream of instructions to his players. The tactics appeared to be working well, with the visitors' five-man midfield denying Lyon space, although Karim Benzema issued Steaua a warning on 15 minutes. Racing on to Ederson's chip, the striker, who scored twice in Bucharest, escaped Dorin Goian with a swift turn inside only to see his curling shot beaten away by Robinson Zapata.

Lone striker
Pantelis Kapetanos headed Bănel Nicoliţă's searching pass into the arms of Hugo Lloris at the other end, yet there were few signs of this game producing the kind of fireworks on offer in Romania two weeks ago. With Lyon coach Claude Puel leaving Fred on the bench, Benzema was often isolated in attack, and wide players Ederson and Kader Keita were well marshalled by full-backs George Ogăraru and Petre Marin.

Trademark goal
It needed a forward run from Réveillère to unsettle the visitors, the defender surging into the box before his effort blocked by Sorin Ghionea. Ederson was the next Lyon player to be denied by Steaua's dogged defending, the playmaker firing a shot straight at Goian before Juninho showed his compatriot the way to goal just seconds before half-time. After being fouled by Tiago Gomes 25 metres out, the Brazilian midfielder curled in the 40th free-kick goal of his Lyon career with a low shot that swerved and wrong-footed a helpless Zapata.

Lyon rampant
Munteanu introduced António Semedo for János Székely at the break but Lyon, and in particular Juninho, began the second period in rampant mood. The hosts' inspirational captain combined dangerously with Benzema, whose shot was closed down, then following a Juninho corner Jean II Makoun's header was cleared off the line by Petre Marin. Steaua's first moment of genuine danger arrived on the hour, yet Gomes's first-time shot from the edge of the box was directed straight at Lloris.

Victory sealed
That attempt sparked a period of Steaua pressure and Ogăraru was unlucky to see his free-kick deflect narrowly wide off Jérémy Toulalan. Puel reacted by sending on César Delgado and Kim Källström, and the duo promptly combined only for the Swedish international to rifle wide. Steaua enjoyed plenty of possession late on but rarely threatened and were punished in the final seconds, Réveillère cutting inside to fire into the top corner.

05-11-2008 / www.uefa.com

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