"Twelve crucial saves and an assist," Dave muttered just as he got to his goal line.
'Looks like there's going to be a lot of shots in this match, either that or the system just overestimated them.'
The match was about to kick off now as Fredinho could be seen standing over the ball in the kick-off spot.
Norman was starting the match with his default four-three-three formation and just like he said after their training session on Thursday, the only changes in the lineup was Frankie starting ahead of Martinez and Pirlo starting ahead of Aima.
Lyon on the other hand were also starting with the four-three-three formation but the reverse of their version which meant that they had just one attacking midfielder up front and two defensive midfielders.
"Both teams are going all out here, no one's ready to pull their punches," Jim commented.
"Well, in these kinds of matches, it's best not to do that to avoid any mistakes you might end up not being able to correct." Steve articulated.