Olympique Lyonnais

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Rivals	AS Saint-Etienne & Paris St-Germain
Club Profile	Club Website Twitter: @OL Facebook: @olympiquelyonnais Address: Groupama Stadium, 10 Avenue Simone Veil, 69150 Décines-Charpieu, France Nickname: Les Gones
Stadium	Between 1950 and 2015 Olympique Lyonnais played their home games in Stade de Gerland, a multi-sport complex inaugurated in 1926. The stadium underwent several renovations over the years. In the late 1960s it had the bicycle track surrounding the pitch removed in order to increase its capacity to 50,000. New works took place in 1984 for the European Championship and in 1998 for the World Cup when the capacity was reduced to 36,000. During the time the pitch remained a permanent feature, never being relaid. It was only in 2007 that a new playing surface was brought in from Portugal. In January 2016, Olympique Lyonnais made their debut at their new home, the Stade des Lumières. A modern venue it was built complete with a museum, sports centre, shopping centre and an entertainment complex. The new stadium belongs to the club and it was given a 4 rating in terms of UEFA Stadium Classification. With a capacity of 59,000, it hosted the Europa League final in 2017-2018.
Recent History	Founded in 1950, Olympique Lyonnais obtained won their first trophy in 1964, lifting the Coupe de France. The following season they reached the Cup Winners’ Cup semifinal. They would win the Coupe de France twice more between the end of the 1960s and the early 1970s. Lyon were met with a financial crisis after that and dropped down to the 2nd tier in 1982-1983. That relegation came after 29 consecutive campaigns in the top flight. The club was then bought by the industrialist Jean-Michel Aulas in 1987, who started a slow but steady revolution. His changes saw Olympique return to Ligue 1. Between 2001 and 2008, they won 7 titles in a row, something which no other club had done before. They also won their 4th Coupe de France. The following decade saw a period of relative decline, but Lyon made it to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009-2010 and also the Europa League in 2016-2017. Domestically they had to content themselves with a 5th Coupe de France in 2012 and 3 second placed finishes in 2009-2010, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.
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2024/2025

Olympique Lyonnais

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Moussa Niakhate (def) (Nottingham Forest); Ernest Nuamah (att) (RWDM); Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest); Georges Mikautadze (att) (Metz); Said Benrahma (att) (West Ham); Abner (def) (Betis); Mama Balde (att) (Troyes); Duje Caleta-Car (def) (Southampton)

Out

Jake O’Brien (r)(def) (Everton); Skelly Alvero (sp)(mid) (Bremen); Tino Kadewere (att) (Nantes); Achraf Laaziri (def) (RWDM); Islamdine Halifa (mid) (RWDM); Henrique (sp)(def) (released)

Lyon brilliantly salvaged what threatened to be a nightmare campaign thanks to the guidance of Pierre Sage, who steered them away from the foot of the table and into the higher reaches of the standings. OL’s turnaround was partially fuelled by a significant investment in the January transfer market, and they have once again spent significantly in an attempt to secure their place among France’s elite once again. Several of those arrivals are players who were already at the club last season, with Ernest Nuamah, Orel Mangala and Said Benrahma among the players to make their loan deals permanent. This big spending, then, may not result in a dramatic improvement on the field. One exciting new addition is Euro 2024 top scorer Georges Mikautadze, who did wonders at Metz last season and should act as an excellent alternative to Alexandre Lacazette, who will miss the start of the season due to the Olympic tournament. The veteran’s performance all term could feasibly suffer as a result of this and he was vital to their efforts last term. Otherwise, Abner is the only addition of note for OL, with the Brazilian left-back arriving from Real Betis. A major change is possible in goal, with Lucas Perri tipped to take over from Anthony Lopes based on pre-season performances and also displays late term. The only major departure this summer as been Jake O’Brien in the defence. He was a key player last season and one of the few positive surprises over the course of the season as a whole. OL will expect to have the quality to cover for him, having spent big on Moussa Niakhate. The midfield will be held together by Nemanja Matic, who was excellent after arriving in January, with Corentin Tolisso again expected to have a creative influence offensively. Rayan Cherki, meanwhile, is a player whose best level needs to be rediscovered again after some ineffective displays. Similarly, Lyon are overcrowded offensively, with too many players who have not produced an acceptable level since arriving at the club, including Malick Fofana, Gift Orban and Amin Sarr.

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