Olympique Lyonnais survived a late onslaught by a tenacious Brest side to escape from Brittany with a scarcely deserved 3-2 win and return to top spot in Ligue 1 ahead of the remainder of the weekend programme, which affords title rivals Lille and PSG the opportunity to leapfrog them again when they face Lorient and […]
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Brest v Lyon Preview
Lyon travel to the Stade Francis-Le Blé tonight to take on a Brest side who currently sit twelfth in the Ligue 1 table and are unbeaten in their last three league matches (a win and two draws). Lyon are looking to bounce back from a disappointing home defeat to Montpellier last weekend. Brazilian central-defender Marcelo […]
Lyon limp to draw at Brest
Lyon twice relinquished the lead as they dropped two more points on their travels in this disappointing start to their Ligue 1 campaign. Houssem Aouar and Memphis Depay were left on the bench by Sylvinho, as he opted to field Terrier, Traore and Cornet behind Moussa Dembele in an attacking formation with just Tousart and […]