Lazio – Aquile (Eagles) or Aquilotti (Eaglets)This nickname reflects the badge of the club who trace their origins back to 1900 and army officer cum athlete Luigi Bigarelli. When it came to choosing the emblem itself, the eagle was an immediate choice: a proud animal symbolic of the Roman legions. RB Leipzig – RBLFounded in 2009, the club do have a nickname associated with their owners, a certain Austrian energy drink company, but being German they also go by the acronym of their name. See also: FCB, BVB, VfB, HSV, S04.Lokomotiv Moskva – Zheleznodorozhniki (Ra... UEFA.com - News
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Roman conquest gives OL’s Fekir taste for glory
A goalscoring hero of Lyon's round of 16 defeat of Roma, French international forward Nabil Fekir tells UEFA.com about his team's devastating attacking options, their next opponents Beşiktaş and, of course, their wider UEFA Europa League ambitions.How important was it for Lyon to take the scalp of Roma in the last 16? What we did was really impressive. We managed to knock out Roma, who are a big club. We managed to eliminate a really good European side. However, it wasn't the final. It was good but we can't stop there. We have two matches against Beşiktaş coming up. We need to