Olympique Lyonnais

vs

FC PAOK Thessaloniki

Preview

Olympique Lyonnais

• Olympique Lyonnais can look forward to a Thursday night matchup with European long-haulers FC PAOK Thessaloniki with great confidence, having made a dominant start to their campaign in the UEFA Europa League 2025-2026.
• Lyon are top of the standings with 18 points from seven games, and in red-hot form.
• Paulo Fonseca has turned his side around since arriving at the helm in January 2025, with Lyon winning five consecutive games in all competitions to date.
• Olympique have outmuscled BSC Young Boys Bern 1-0 away from home in their last Europa League game and hammered FC Metz 5-2 away from home in Ligue 1 the following weekend.

FC PAOK Thessaloniki

• They will face a tough test from PAOK however, who have won three consecutive matches ahead of this fixture and are unbeaten in their last five (Won 3, Drawn 2).
• The Greek side are 12th in the table with 12 points from their seven Europa League matches, indicating a solid if unspectacular start to their Europa League campaign.
• Their away form in the Europa League has been a mixed bag, with one win, one draw and one defeat from three away fixtures, but they should be in good shape after beating Real Betis 2-0 at home in their previous game.

Head-to-Head

• Olympique Lyonnais have won all three of their home games in the UEFA Europa League 2025-2026.
• FC PAOK Thessaloniki have conceded nine goals in three away games in the Europa League.