"Lyon will test everything we've learned from the cup match," Yves said during the tactical preparation session.
The video screen displayed Juninho skillfully bending free kicks around defensive walls, flawless technique from twenty-five yards. Michel diligently noted defensive positioning while the players analyzed the movements they would face in just three days.
"Their pace on the counterattack," Yves continued, pausing the footage to highlight Govou sprinting past exhausted defenders. "We cannot afford to lose possession in our own half."
Stone nodded from the back of the analysis room, aware of the stakes. Lyon's perfect start to 2004 had positioned them as title favorites again, boasting five wins from five matches, fourteen goals scored, and only two conceded. This mathematical perfection was a challenge Monaco needed to disrupt.
