Friendlies
Lyon 3- 2 Nimes: So the 4-3-3…Yeah
By: Inara |
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Lyon had their first summer friendly this afternoon against Nimes in Albertville. Goals were scored by Juninho (10), Yannis Tafer (40), and Anthony Mounier (63). This was Claude Puel’s first match in charge, and for many of the players, their first match in an OL jersey. And speaking of jerseys, as you can see, Lyon [...]
Tags: Anthony Mounier, Friendlies, Juninho, Lyon, Match Results, Nimes, Pictures, Video, Yannis TaferTignes: The Deal So Far + Pictures
By: Inara | 11 Comments
As most of you probably know, Lyon have started their pre-season training at Tignes, a ski resort in the Alps on the Italian border. Lyon go there every year for high altitude workouts, which is supposed to make them really fit.
Both Lyon and the France NT train at Tignes yearly.
Right now, half the squad [...]
Lyon Aren’t Being Very Friendly
By: Inara | 5 Comments
Just the other day, the LFP published the summer schedule of friendlies for both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs. Nearly all of them will be busy this summer - Marseille have nine friendlies planned while Bordeaux have a respectable five (fyi, PSG will be playing against Porto in August - fun). Even the promoted [...]
Euro 2008 and Lyon’s 2008/2009 Schedule
By: Inara | 23 Comments
No word yet on Lyon’s pre-season schedule, but that’s to be expected because half our players will be involved in either Euro 2008 (looking at all the Lyon players spread throughout the Euro 2008 squads, one of them better return as a tournament winner) or FIFA World Cup qualifying. The players that will remain behind [...]
Fabio Grosso Bitchslaps a Player, Plus Other Lyon Nuggets
By: Inara | 9 Comments
Fabio Grosso’s week isn’t getting any better. Last weekend, he was verbally abused by Strasbourg coach Jean-Marc Furlan for being a “piece of macaroni shit.” Today, during Lyon’s 2-2 draw against Caen, Grosso was sent off, the third Lyon player to be red carded this year. Apparently, Grosso - who had already received a yellow [...]
Category: Fabio Grosso, French Cups (CdL, CdF, TdC), Friendlies, Jean-Michel Aulas, Karim Benzema, Ligue 1, Match Results, OL Féminines, OL Land/New Stadium, Player News and Rumors, Team News and Rumors, Transfers Tags: Caen, CdF, Challenge de France, Clement Grenier, Decines, Dubai, Evian, Fabio Grosso, FFF, French Cups (CdL, French Cups (CdL, CdF, TdC), Friendlies, Jean-Michel Aulas, Jose Pasqualetti, Karim Benzema, LFP, Ligue 1, Match Results, Michel Forissier, Miralem Pjanic, OL Féminines, OL Ladies, OL Land, OL Land-New Stadium, OL Land/New Stadium, Player News and Rumors, Sedan, TdC), Team News and Rumors, Transfers, Transportation, Yannis Tafer, Yoan GouffranDon’t Forget the Ladies
By: Inara | 12 Comments
I’m ashamed to say that in the 140 posts I’ve written for this blog, I haven’t devoted a single one to OL Féminines. I did mention them in passing here and there, but considering their achievements and the fact that the Offside is an equal opportunity blog, they deserve to be more than footnotes.
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Can Lyon Make it Six out of Six?
By: Inara | 12 Comments
Tomorrow is Ligue 1’s traditional season opener, the Trophée des Champions, otherwise known as the French Supercup. It pits the winner of the league against the winner of the French Cup (Sochaux).
Olympique Lyonnais vs. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
July 28, 2007
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
12:00 PM Eastern Time (18:00 in France)
Lyon Win Peace Cup
By: Inara | 14 Comments
Hard to believe, I know. But somehow Lyon broke their “Bottling Up Big Matches” curse and actually won a final.
Granted, it’s the Peace Cup, not the Champions League, but considering the fact that Lyon were the runners-up in the previous two editions of the Peace Cup, it’s nice to finally bring the trophy home. [...]
Lyon 3 - 1 River Plate
By: Inara | 29 Comments
!!!!!!!!!!!
That was the best Lyon game I’ve seen in a long time. And to think it was only a friendly!
River Plate only needed a draw to go through while Lyon not only needed to win, but in the event that Reading won their match against Shimizu S-Pulse, they would have to score more than [...]
Squillaci Will Be Okay!!!
By: Inara | 4 Comments
The football gods must have heard my prayers because I woke up to the wonderful news that Sebastian Squillaci’s probable ligament damage in his right foot turned out to be nothing more than excessive soreness. So instead of missing the expected 6-8 weeks, he’ll miss a week or so.
It was a scary moment for [...]
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