Tag: Report

Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United

Manchester United’s second away fixture of the 2023-24 Premier League season was another trip to North London and it had many parallels with the first, ending, as it did, in a defeat in which United had enough good chances to have won the game despite not playing particularly well. New signings Altay Bayindir, Sergio Reguilón […]

Winning start for Lyon

Olympique Lyonnais got their Ligue 1 season off to a winning start with a 2-1 win over newly promoted Ajaccio at the Groupama Stadium on Friday evening. Coach Peter Bosz, whose services were retained following an indifferent first season at the helm, was able to name three of his new signings in the starting line-up […]

Rennes 4-1 Lyon

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. […]

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 […]