West Ham boss David Moyes has outlined his Lyon master plan ahead of the huge Europa League quarter-final tie.
West Ham welcome the Ligue 1 side to the London Stadium on Thursday night for the first leg of a huge quarter-final clash.
The Hammers then go to Lyon a week later for the return leg.
Moyes’s side geared up for the clash with a 2-1 win over 10-man Everton on Sunday afternoon.
And across the Channel, Lyon edged a five-goal thriller 3-2 at home against Angers which you can read all about here.
West Ham are at what would traditionally be considered as something of a disadvantage in terms of European knockout football by having the home leg first.
Although quite how true that is now UEFA have done away with the away goals rule is debatable.
From experience West Ham know these ties are far from over in the first leg.
The Hammers themselves overturned a 1-0 first leg deficit against tournament favourites Sevilla to triumph 2-1 in the last 16.
The Scot has been speaking about the mouthwatering tie in two separate interviews with BBC Sport and Sky Sports.
West Ham fans, players and the manager know this tie may not be won in the first leg either.
And West Ham boss Moyes has outlined his Lyon master plan ahead of the huge Europa League quarter-final.
“It’s a big, big thing for us,” Moyes told BBC Sport.
“There’s two legs you know, so we’ll have the game Thursday and then obviously the following Thursday.
“The boys know that if we want to be successful then we have to play as well as we did against Sevilla here to beat Lyon and get through.
“And I think we’re more than capable…
“But if we’re not careful it (the tie) could go away (from us) so we’ve got to be careful and keep focused.”
In a separate interview with Laura Woods for Sky Sports, Moyes said he is hoping to have as close to a fully fit squad as possible.
“I’d be lying if I said it (the game against Lyon) has not been playing on my mind because it has,” Moyes told Sky Sports after the win over Everton.
“At the moment hopefully we’ve got most players who have come through (the Everton game) ok, Jarrod (Bowen) included…
“I’ve said to them there, that’s just the starter now we got a main course coming up as far as football goes in midweek.
“We have to be ready. We have to be sharper, we have to be a bit quicker, play a bit better, take our chances, defend a bit better than we did at times (against Everton).”
One player who won’t feature is Manuel Lanzini who is suspended having picked up three bookings.
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