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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Toko Ekambi decisive in unconvincing win
Lyon returned to winning ways on Sunday with a narrow victory over Strasbourg to earn a much needed three points that lift them into the top half of the Ligue 1 table. It was a topsy-turvy match that looked to be all over before the interval, only for Strasbourg to fight back and give Lyon […]
OL Féminin 4-0 Guingamp
Lyon consolidated their lead at the top of the French Division 1 Féminine with a crushing 4-0 victory over Guingamp in front of around 750 fans in Décines. It was their sixth straight win in their opening six matches of the season and their fifth clean sheet. Amandine Henry set them on the way with […]
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, […]
Lyon 7-0 Ryazan
Lyon Women won the second leg of their Champions League first round tie against Ryazan 7-0 to complete a 16-0 aggregate rout of the Russians. Le Sommer, Parris and Cascarino made it 3-0 at half time and Ada Hegerberg added a fourth from the penalty spot ten minutes into the second half. There were no […]