Europa League campaign under way with a visit from the Ligue 1 giants, who boast some star names in the squad. World Cup winner Jerome Boateng joined in the summer, as did former Liverpool man Xherdan Shaqiri, while ex Celtic ace Moussa Dembele returned from loan at Atletico Madrid.
But it's another former Parkhead favourite who Laudrup feels could be the deciding factor on Thursday. Laudrup wrote in his Daily Mail column: "Lyon have scored eight goals in their first five games in Ligue 1 but the flip side is that they have conceded the same number.
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