Nottingham Forest to host Olympique Lyonnais in pre-season friendly

Forest pitting their wits against one of Europe's finest...

16 Jun 2010 17:35:00

By Eliot Rothwell

More On :  Nottingham Forest, Olympique Lyonnais
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Nottingham Forest will play French giants Olympique Lyonnais at the City Ground on July 28.

The Champions League semi-finalists will visit the City Ground later this month, a fixture which will no doubt excited Forest supporters and has received praise from Forest operations manager Brandon Furse.

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Speaking to the club’s official website Furse said: "It is a real coup to attract one of Europe's top clubs,

"I am sure it will create a lot of interest among our supporters and in the city generally."

Forest and Lyon previously met in the UEFA Cup in the 1995/96 seaso,n in a game which saw Forest triumph with a 1-0 win. Fans of the Midlands club will no doubt be hoping for a similar result come July 28.

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