Overview
- Lyon visits Real Betis on matchday four seeking a fourth straight Europa League win and has yet to concede in the competition.
- Captain Corentin Tolisso is ruled out for Lyon, and rotation is under consideration ahead of the weekend’s domestic fixture.
- Real Betis sits on five points after a goalless draw at Genk and now gets a shot at ending Lyon’s defensive streak.
- Lille travels to Red Star Belgrade after a 4-3 home loss to PAOK left it on six points, facing an opponent with one draw and two defeats in the league phase.
- UEFA says a decision on a possible suspension for Lille president Olivier Létang will come in November with no firm date, while Nice seeks to end a 15-match European winless run against Freiburg and Strasbourg’s tie with BK Häcken is moved to Gothenburg’s Ullevi due to stadium non-homologation.