Lyon must be wary of Bremen backlash

OVER the moon after their 3-0 win in Bremen two weeks ago, Olympique Lyon have crashed to earth in the past week and need to regain their poise ahead of tonight's Champions League game against Werder Bremen.

Statistics strongly favour the French champions and league leaders in the knockout round second leg tie - no team have come back from a 0-3 home defeat to qualify for the next round of the European Cup.

Lyon seemed serene a week ago, having lost only three games since the season's start, one in the Champions League against Manchester United and two against Lille in domestic competition.