

Lyon (OL)
Olympique Lyonnais:
Founded 1950
In Ligue 1 since 1989
Ligue 1 in Europe: Matchday 4 (Wednesday Games only)
By: Sarah |So can Ligue 1 make it 3-0 today? Bordeaux and Marseille both managed some amazing wins yesterdays with Bordeaux beating Munich 2-0 in Germany and Marseille crushing Zurich 6-1 at the Velodrome. Today Lyon are the last Ligue 1 team to play this week in the Champions League. Be sure to check back tomorrow for [...]
Matchday 12: Saturday Highlights
By: Thomas |AJ Auxerre 2-1 Montpellier Hérault SC
Montpellier are beginning to lose their sheen. It seems they can’t hold up against traditional tough midtable sides like Rennes and Auxerre. They’ve also lost the surprise effect. Opposing managers now have an idea of what they’re up against, and have discovered the club’s weaknesses. Getting Ireneusz Jelen [...]
Ligue 1 Jersey Competition: ASSE vs. Lyon
By: Thomas |So, after the spectacularly exciting quarterfinal draw, we’re on to the actual matches. First off we have group four winners AS Saint-Etienne facing off against arch rivals Olympique Lyonnais, who came in as runners up in group two significantly behind winners Olympique de Marseille. Here are my little reports on both jerseys from the group [...]
Matchday 10: Saturday Highlights
By: Thomas |If you’re lazy like me you’ll appreciate having all of these in one place.
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3-0 Le Mans UC 72
Bordeaux, inspired by their victory against Bayern midweek, got back to winning ways against a Le Mans side currently sitting in the relegation zone.
Ligue 1 Jersey Competition: Quarterfinals
By: Thomas |As I warned you a week ago, the polls closed today. The first and second place finishers have been put into the draw. The teams are…
Group Winners (Seeded):
AS Saint-Etienne
OGC Nice
Olympique de Marseille
AJ Auxerre
Second Place Finishers (Unseeded):
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
AS Monaco FC
Olympique Lyonnais
Grenoble Foot 38
The draw will take place in the comments. Yes, I actually will put eight [...]
Ligue 1 In Europe: Review
By: Thomas |Remember how everyone was saying this would be the Bundesliga’s year to push Serie A out of it’s number three spot? I think we’ve officially got a new candidate. This week contained monumental victories for Ligue 1. On Tuesday Lyon became only the second French club ever to win at Anfield, and are now undefeated [...]
Ligue 1 in the Champions League- Matchday 3
By: Sarah |It is that time again– the time where heroes are made and dreams are crushed (at least until the next game). But, seriously I think that games 3 and 4 of the group qualifications are the most important games in the competition. By important, I mean that they are the most critical moment in the [...]
Ligue 1: Matchday 9
By: Thomas |The games happening this weekend are
Debate: The Best Players in Ligue 1
By: Thomas |Recently, Rob posted an article on the main page about FourFourTwo’s latest ‘Top 100 Players’ list. This made me think about how much I love arguing over things like this, but also reminded me that there are shockingly few lists and debates of this sort about Ligue 1 in English. I think it’s [...]
Despite collapse, Gomis is “100% healthy”
By: Dave Trotter |Despite the collapse suffered by Bafe Gomis yesterday as a result of this vasovagal condition episode during Wednesday’s practice, Olympique Lyonnais physician Emmanuel Orhant said that the club isn’t worried about Gomis’ physical condition and that the striker is “100% healthy”. In fact, Orhant said that Lyon has been aware of his condition for some [...]






