Lyon Beats Sparta Prague, Reaches Champions League Play-off
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Olympique Lyonnais is a football team from France. People also call it OL.
Lyon played against Sparta Prague. Sparta Prague is a team from the Czech Republic.
Lyon played much better than in the first game. Lyon won the match.
Because of this win, Lyon is now out of the competition's next round of losers. Lyon moves forward.
Lyon will now play Fenerbahçe. Fenerbahçe is a team from Turkey.
This next game is called a play-off. It is a very important match.
The winner of this play-off will play in the Champions League. This is a big competition for the best teams in Europe.
Three Belgian players play for Lyon. Their names are Fofana, Openda, and Duranville.
These three players also moved forward with their team. They are happy about this win.
Everyone at Lyon is excited. They want to reach the Champions League this year.
Vocabulary15 words
- Champions League
- a big football competition for top teams in Europe
- play-off
- an extra match to decide who moves to the next stage
- eliminate
- to stop a team from continuing in a competition
- qualify
- to get the right to go to the next stage
- match
- a football game between two teams
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- convincing
- showing a clear and strong result
- round
- one stage in a competition
- advance
- to move forward to the next stage
- score
- the number of goals a team gets
- squad
- all the players on a team
- victory
- a win in a game or competition
- stadium
- the place where football matches happen
- coach
- the person who leads and trains a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Sparta Prague 2. Fenerbahçe 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Olympique Lyonnais is a football team from _____.
Lyon played against _____ Prague.
Lyon played much _____ than in the first game.
Lyon _____ the match.
Lyon will now play _____.
This next game is called a _____.
The winner will play in the _____ League.
Three _____ players play for Lyon.
Their names are Fofana, Openda, and _____.
Everyone at Lyon is _____.