Lyon continued their excellent start to the Ligue 1 season with a brilliant backs-to-the-wall win against Lille at the Decathlon Arena. English midfielder Tyler Morton scored the only goal with a header in the 13th minute and Lyon defended resolutely thereafter to protect their lead. The win means that Lyon keep pace with Paris-Saint Germain […]
Lyon manager Paulo Fonseca handed debuts to two new signings in his starting XI for the visit of Angers on matchday five of the Ligue 1 season. Slovak goalkeeper Dominik Greif, signed from Mallorca, came in to replace Rémy Descamps, who picked up an injury in the defeat at Rennes. Up front there was a […]
Lyon lost their one hundred percent record in controversial fashion at Roazhon Park with a 3-1 defeat to Rennes. Playing without a centre forward for the second game running, Les Gones dominated the first half and took the lead in the 14th minute. Corentin Tolisso, playing as a false nine, rose highest in the box […]
Olympique Lyonnais won a keenly contested ‘Olympico’ at the Groupama Stadium on matchday 3 of the season to maintain their 100% record and join PSG at the top of the nascent Ligue 1 table on nine points. The build up to the game was overshadowed by the breaking news that Lyon’s star striker (and indeed […]
Paulo Fonseca made just one change to the line-up that beat Lens 1-0 on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Ligue 1 season. Sael Kumbedi dropped to the bench, with Ainsley Maitland-Niles moving back into the right-back position and new signing Pavel Šulc coming into the team on the right side of attack to make […]
Olympique Lyonnais got their 2025-26 Ligue 1 campaign off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory away at Lens. Georgia international striker Georges Mikautadze scored the only goal of the game in stoppage time at the end of the first half to take the three points back to Lyon. After a turbulent summer when […]
Lyon were held to a disappointing goalless draw by a spirited Le Havre team at the Groupama Stadium on Sunday evening. It was their first match since the dismissal of manager Laurent Blanc during the international break, but the change in the dugout had no immediate effect. Lyon were still lacking in creativity and cohesion. […]
Olympique Lyonnais made it two wins from two at the start of the 2022-23 Ligue 1 season with a comfortable victory against Troyes at the Groupama Stadium. The visitors handed Lyon a dream start when their veteran captain, Adil Rami, played a sloppy back-pass straight to Alexandre Lacazette in the third minute and Lyon’s captain […]
Lyon suffered a disastrous, humiliating and comprehensive defeat away to Rennes in round thirteen of the Ligue 1 season. Their performance was listless, shambolic and bordering on the disgraceful. Rennes were everything that Lyon weren’t. The Breton side were the embodiment of a well-drilled, energetic and motivated team, playing with purpose as a cohesive unit. […]
Lyon travel to the Roazhon Park to take on Rennes on Sunday evening in the final match of the thirteenth round of Ligue 1 fixtures. It’s a clash between two of the teams chasing Champions League qualification and they are currently locked together on nineteen points in fifth and sixth places in the table, four […]
