Lyon qualified for the Quarter-Finals of the UEFA Champions League courtesy of a tense Friday night 2-1 defeat away to Juventus in Italy. The loan goal of the first leg scored over four months earlier by the now departed Lucas Tousart, combined with the clean sheet at home gave Lyon the platform for a defensive, […]
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Moussa Dembélé
Moussa Dembélé was born and grew up in Pontoise, just to the north of Paris, and as a schoolboy footballer he attracted the attention of scouts from Paris-Saint Germain, who brought him into their youth system at the age of eight. Dembélé progressed steadily through the junior ranks at PSG until the club’s 2011 purchase […]
Penalty woe for Lyon in final final
Olympique Lyonnais lost out on penalties to Paris-Saint Germain in the last ever Coupe de la Ligue final after holding the champions to a goalless draw at the conclusion of extra time. It was a spirited performance from Lyon and they matched PSG for long periods of the game at the Stade de France, even […]
Houssem Aouar
Houssem Aouar is a product of Olympique Lyonnais’ successful youth system that seems to churn out no end of exciting young talent, especially in the technically adept midfielder mould of which this Frenchman of Algerian descent is a prime example. Aouar was born and raised in Lyon and joined the club as an eleven-year-old in […]
Memphis Depay
Is Memphis Depay too good for Olympique Lyonnais, and how much longer will he stay at the club? Those are the questions preying on the minds of Lyon fans as their star player is perennially linked with a move elsewhere. The player himself has been quoted many times as saying that he believes he should […]
Coupe de la Ligue Final Preview
Olympique Lyonnais take on Paris Saint-Germain this Friday evening the final of the French Coupe de la Ligue (League Cup). It will be Lyon’s first competitive match since the resumption of football following the Covid-19 pandemic lock down and the second outing for PSG, the latter having beaten Saint-Étienne 1-0 in last Friday’s Coupe de […]
Anthony Racioppi
Anthony Racioppi became the third choice goalkeeper at Olympique Lyonnais in the 2018-19 season. For the time being, the twenty-one year old gets most of his action with the reserve team playing in the National 2 division as his rise through the ranks is blocked by Anthony Lopes and Ciprian Tătărușanu. However, Racioppi is respectively […]
Thiago Mendes
Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro, better known simply as Thiago Mendes*, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder who signed for Lyon from Lille for €25 million in the summer of 2019. He was bought to help replace Tanguy Ndombele, who departed for Tottenham that summer. Aged 27 and supposedly approaching the peak of his career, hopes were […]
Rudi García
Rudi García joined Olympique Lyonnais as manager in October 2019 with the team struggling for form in Ligue 1 following the short-lived tenure of Sylvinho. The Brazilian had failed to make an impact during his eleven matches in charge, having himself replaced Bruno Genesio at the helm. The club had been playing some attractive football […]
Jason Denayer
Defender Jason Denayer moved from junior football at an academy in his native Belgium to join Manchester City’s setup aged 18 in 2013. He impressed during his first season in the youth team at City, but would never go on to make a first team appearance for the club. Instead he was farmed out on […]