Lyon v Bayern Munich (agg 0 - 1)
Champions League semi-final, second leg
Venue: Stade Gerland Date: Tuesday 27 April Kick-off: 1945 BST
Coverage: Text commentary on BBC Sport website, updates on BBC Radio 5 live and live on Sky Sports 2
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Lyon striker Lisandro Lopez has called on his team to take more risks ahead of the Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
Lyon lost the first tie in Germany 1-0 and Lisandro said: "The team must change its attitude, its mentality.
"We played too defensively and now must have a more positive mind-set. We must change tactics if we are to progress."
Lyon midfielder Jeremy Toulalan and Bayern winger Franck Ribery are suspended after first-leg sendings off.
Danijel Pranjic is banned too and Bayern are also certain to be without midfielder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, who came off the bench in the first leg, as the Ukrainian has a stomach virus.
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Louis van Gaal also has concerns over central defensive pair Martin Demichelis and Daniel van Buyten as well after they picked up knocks in the 1-1 league draw against Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.
Lyon have a big doubt over defender Cris, who picked up a knock in the first leg, and winger Michel Bastos, who limped out of training on Friday clutching the back of his right leg.
But former Rangers and Newcastle defender Jean-Alain Boumsong has resumed training following a calf injury and should at least be on the bench.
The French club's manager Claude Puel is confident his side can turn the tie around and reach the final in the Bernabeu on 22 May despite a lacklustre first-leg display.
"We played with the handbrake on in Munich," he said. "But we still have our chances for the return leg.
"We went to [Real] Madrid and qualified and now we will go and do it at Stade Gerland. I prefer this kind of scenario, because you play your best football when you need to get a result.
"Without being overly optimistic, I think we have every chance to qualify simply by playing to our ability."
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