Lyon: Lloris; Reveillere, Lovren, Cris,
Cissokho; Toulalan, Kallstrom (Pjanic 77'); Delgado (Pied 69'), Gourcuff,
Bastos (Briand 69'); Gomis. 4-2-3-1.
Madrid: Casillas;
Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Arbeloa; Khedira (Lass 68'), Xabi Alonso; Di
María, Özil (Marcelo 75'), Cristiano Ronaldo; Adebayor (Benzema
64'). 4-2-3-1.
Goals:
0-1. 65. Benzema. Turned shot under Lloris after
Özil and Ronaldo combined.
1-1. 83. Gomis. Steered shot wide of
Casillas after Cris headed on free kick.
Real Madrid are on track for a place in the quarter finals of the competition for the first time in seven years after drawing 1-1 at Olympique Lyon.
Benzema came on as a second half substitute to combine with Özil and Ronaldo to open the scoring against his old side less than a minute later, but Gomis saved a draw for the French side late on after Cris headed across a long Pjanic free kick.
Chances had been few and far between in the first half, with Lloris tested by a deflected Ronaldo free kick, and Gomis firing a shot over the bar after Casillas spilled a cross from Bastos at his feet.
Early in the second half Ronaldo thumped a wide free kick against the far upright, Ramos headed a corner against the bar, and Ronaldo had a penalty appeal turned down when Gourcuff clearly blocked another free kick with his upraised arm.
Benzema's away goal put things right, but Gomis's equaliser means that Madrid still have a lot to do in three weeks' time.