Dutchman Peter Bosz was appointed manager of Lyon in May 2021 to succeed Rudi Garcia, following the club’s disappointing fourth place finish in Ligue 1. His somewhat daunting mission is to revitalise the team and reintegrate the top three on a reduced budget due to the double whammy of the Covid-19 pandemic and the collapse …
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Retro: Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Lyon
A look back at Olympique Lyonnais’ second visit to Britain, in December 1967. Match Date: Wednesday 13th December 1967, K.O. 19:45.Venue: White Hart Lane, London.Competition: European Cup Winners’ Cup (Second Round, Second Leg) Just over six years after their first visit to the home of football, Olympique Lyonnais returned to England, touching down in London …
Retro: Sheffield Wednesday 5-2 Lyon
A look back at Olympique Lyonnais’ first ever visit to Britain, in October 1961. Match Date: Wednesday 4th October 1961, K.O. 19:15.Venue: Hillsborough, Sheffield.Competition: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (First Round, Second Leg) Nineteen Sixty One had already been a momentous year. John F Kennedy had been inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States, Yuri …
Lyon hold on against Brest
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 …
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 …
Retro: Bournemouth 3-0 Lyon
A look back at Olympique Lyonnais’ visit to the south coast of England in Summer 2019. Match Date: Saturday 3rd August 2019, K.O. 15:30.Venue: The Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Less than a week after their Emirates Cup win in London, Lyon returned to British soil for a first ever meeting with Bournemouth. Canadian/Cuban-American duo Shawn Mendes …
Dubois stunner sinks Bordeaux
A spectacular injury time winner from Lyon right-back Leo Dubois snatched a last gasp victory against Bordeaux at the Groupama Stadium on Friday night. The France international had advanced down the right flank and into a little bit of space inside the visitors’ penalty area when a speculative cross from substitute Maxwel Cornet found its …
Saint-Etienne 0-5 Olympique Lyonnais
Lyon swept aside Saint-Etienne with a crushing 5-0 win at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to complete a Ligue 1 double over their bitter rivals and maintain the pressure on PSG and Lille at the top of the table. Back in November, Lyon had won this season’s first edition of the Rhône-Alpes derby 2-1 at the Groupama …
Olympique Lyonnais 0-1 Metz
Ligue 1 leaders Lyon fell to a limp home defeat by mid-table FC Metz at the Groupama Stadium on Sunday night, bringing to and end the hosts’ run of sixteen games unbeaten. It was a fairly even game, lacking quality, littered with mistakes and characterised by poor finishing from both sides. It could have gone …
Islam Slimani
Islam Slimani was signed by Olympique Lyonnais in the January 2021 transfer window to bolster the squad’s attacking options in the light of Moussa Dembélé‘s departure on loan to Atletico Madrid. The thirty-two year old Algerian international striker arrived on a free transfer from English Premier League club Leicester City on an eighteen month contract, …