Lyon were predicted to have a tough game against Strasbourg, even when the host have not been themselves recently. Lyon’s first half performance saw them easily dominate Strasbourg by pressing high up the pitch and provoking errors. In the second half, Strasbourg turned the game around using a fast-paced attacking style of football. Two goals […]
Sometimes in football, all you need is a bit of luck. For AS Monaco, earlier this season, it seemed that luck had completely abandoned them: injuries and a complete lack of form all contributed to an unexpected relegation dogfight. However, since Monaco turned back the clock and reappointed Leonardo Jardim as manager, nothing can seemingly […]
The incessant attacking flow of this game was in no way comparable to the final scoreline. However, a lot more of the open attacks fell in favor of the visitors, whose exploits in every third of the pitch were superior to Lyon. The weaknesses within Lyon’s deep block were plain to see but Barcelona could […]
OGC Nice were most impressive in their pressing and midfield compactness, alongside creating a few opportunities and eventually getting the lead through a Rémi Walter penalty. In the second half, Lyon created numerous chances and took control of the flow of the game but failed to equalize as Nice put up a resilient defensive block. […]
What a game of football this was! After grabbing the lead within the first ten minutes, PSG were blown away by Lyon’s attacking power, before clawing themselves back into the match at the fifty-minute mark. Lyon – uncharacteristically – put in a fine defensive shift and held on to the lead to deal PSG their […]
Reverting back to a 4-2-3-1 formation did not seem the brightest of moves by Lyon’s manager Bruno Génésio at first. His team looked lifeless, uninspired and sullen for a large part of this match. Luckily for Génésio, there is always a plan B that can be executed when you are coaching Lyon – ‘Throw on […]
The match between Ligue 1’s fourth best defense in Stade Reims and the second best attack in Olympique Lyon promised to be a tactically interesting match. Olympique Lyon needed some time to find solutions against a disciplined side from Reims. Thanks to a change of formation Lyon was capable of securing a point in an […]
Both teams lacked tactical cohesion in possession but made up for it with technical ability, pace and other individual qualities. Lyon took the lead through talisman Nabil Fekir before being pegged back by the home side late on. Tactical analysis and match report by Martyn Davis. Montpellier made two changes from their 1-0 defeat to […]
Lyon dominated from the start against a passive Monaco side and took an early lead. They impressed with their fluidity in possession, albeit against minimal resistance put up by Monaco. After Aleksandr Golovin’s dismissal at the start of the second half, the game was effectively over. Monaco were actually flattered by a 3-0 scoreline, given […]
Lyon dominated possession against Lille in a very interesting formation. Lille were the more efficient finishers though. The fact that Lyon fought themselves back into this exciting game on the back of their talented young guns, made this a true advert for all that Ligue 1 stands for. Tactical analysis and match report by Erik […]