A look back at the first ever meeting between Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester United. Match Date: Wednesday 15th September 2004, K.O. 20:45 (CET).Venue: Stade de Gerland, Lyon.Competition: UEFA Champions League Group D (Matchday 1). Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester United crossed paths for the very first time when they were drawn into the same Champions League […]
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Champions League draw: United face Bayern
Manchester United have learned the identity of their forthcoming opponents in the 2023-24 edition of the UEFA Champions League. Drawn into a tough looking Group A, United will be travelling to Germany, Denmark and Turkey to face Bayern Munich, FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray respectively. They begin with the toughest assignment of all, the trip to […]
Lyon sink Juve on away goals
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, […]
Champions League draw: Lyon face Zenit, Benfica and Leipzig
Olympique Lyonnais have been placed in Group G of this season’s UEFA Champions League, where they will face Zenit St Petersburg, Benfica, and RB Leipzig. It’s a tough draw, but one from which they will harbour hopes of progressing to the knock-out stages, or at least into the Europa League. It’s a fairly balanced group […]