Paulo Fonseca takes charge of Lyon in the home game against Crystal Palace, in the Europa League league phase. The Portuguese coach thus guides the French team in this European match.
The competition in the 2024/25 season features a new format with 36 participating teams, each playing eight games in the league phase, before advancing to the following stages.
Lyon competes in this new edition of the Europa League, where results will be compiled in a single league table that will determine the teams' progression to the next phase of the competition.
This game marks another appearance by Paulo Fonseca on the European stage, this time with Lyon, in a league phase that replaces the traditional groups of the competition.
