Nice
LyonDay 8
Diop S. 35'
Boudaoui 55'
Šulc P. 90'
Nice: 80. Diouf Y. - 4. Dante (Bah, 66), 26. Bard M., 33. Mendy An., 37. Oppong, 92. Clauss J. - 24. Vanhoutte - 6. Boudaoui, 7. Boga (Gouveia, 73), 10. Diop S. (Sanson, 73) - 25. Cho M-A. (Louchet, 73)
Substitution: Bah (from 66); Sanson (from 73); Louchet (from 73); Gouveia (from 73)
Bench: 31. Dupé - 99. Abdul Samed - 22. Ndombélé - 21. Jansson I. - 90. Kevin O.
Yellow Cards: Vanhoutte 64
Lyon: 1. Greif - 16. Abner (Tagliafico, 68), 21. Kluivert R., 22. Mata C. (Niakhaté, 77) - 23. Morton T. (Tessmann, 77) - 8. Tolisso, 10. Šulc P., 98. Maitland-Niles - 7. Karabec (Ghezzal R., 68), 11. Fofana M. (Moreira, 77) - 20. Satriano
Substitution: Tagliafico (from 68); Ghezzal R. (from 68); Niakhaté (from 77); Tessmann (from 77); Moreira (from 77)
Bench: 50. Diarra L. - 39. de Carvalho - 44. Merah - 32. Rodriguez Gomes
Yellow Cards: Mata C. 26; Niakhaté 90
The UEFA Europa League group stage got underway on Wednesday night
Olympique Lyon secured a hard-fought 1-0 win
The hosts—despite a summer riddled with high-profile departures and off-pitch controversies—looked sharp, unified, and ruthless
The decisive moment came in the 67th minute when Georgian international Georges Mikautadze
The Ivory Coast international has signed a five-year contract with the Premier League side
The club's leadership successfully presented their financial restructuring plan
Mikautadze’s potential switch to Roma has been made feasible by Lyon’s financial crisis
UEFA is expected to reallocate their Europa League slot to another Ligue 1 club
The ruling came on Tuesday after the organization reviewed the club’s financial situation in detail
The 20-year-old attacking midfielder will sign a five-year contract
Ligue 1 signed off in spectacular fashion on Saturday, with a final round of fixtures packed with high stakes and non-stop action
Alexandre Lacazette will leave Olympique Lyonnais at the end of the season as a free agent, bringing his storied chapter with the French club to a close
The win lifts Nice back into third place
The result boosts their hopes of returning to Europe's elite competition after a difficult spell in recent years
The full-strength lineup fell short, meaning it’s a double blow
John Textor, owner of both Botafogo and Olympique Lyonnais, has taken a cheeky jab at Paris Saint-Germain ahead of the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup 2025
Paris Saint-Germain are poised to extend their dominance in Ligue 1 history as they stand just one positive result away from clinching their 13th French championship title
PSG must wait at least another week to mathematically secure their 12th French title
Florian Ayé scored a last-minute equalizer
Manchester United will travel to face Olympique Lyonnais, while Tottenham Hotspur take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League
The incident has sent shockwaves through French football, with the disciplinary measures far exceeding initial expectations
Benoit Millot expressed his shock at the incident
Lyon is showing signs of resurgence
PSG held on to secure a 3-2 win, but not without a few heart-stopping moments
This convincing victory propelled Lyon into fifth place
In Ligue 1's 21st round, Lyon hosted one of the league's strugglers
Four matches took place in the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France
Former Shakhtar Donetsk managers Roberto De Zerbi and Paulo Fonseca faced off
Olympique Lyonnais has officially announced the departure of their head coach
French football giant Olympique Lyonnais is at risk of being relegated to Ligue 2 if it fails to resolve its mounting financial issues by the end of the season
Lyon gained their fourth victory since the beginning of the season