There was more at stake than usual in the latest Choc des Olympiques. Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais are in direct competition for third and the last remaining automatic qualification spot for the UEFA Champions League. Marseille started poorly, but grew into a helter-skelter game, winning all three points and reducing Lyon’s lead by […]
Olympique Lyonnais would make it ten wins in a row across all competitions as they dispatched European rivals Lille OSC. The three points puts Lyon level with Olympique de Marseille as the race for UEFA Champions League qualification heats up. A race that Lille have slipped out of, following a disastrous start to 2026 that […]
The seventh-placed team hosted the sixth in a crucial clash for the race for European qualification. Both sides showcased their most characteristic strengths. Tactical analysis and match report by Juan Lauz. In a match that undoubtedly proved decisive for the standings in the race for European competitions, Olympique Lyonnais faced visiting RC Strasbourg, who aimed to […]
The two best defensive records in Ligue 1 collided at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Saturday evening. Olympique de Marseille and RC Lens entered this match having conceded seven each, but there would only be one victor as Lille local Benjamin Pavard had a night to forget against his former side’s arch-rivals. Tactical analysis and match […]
Olympique Lyonnais were looking to go top of the table after Paris Saint-Germain drew with RC Strasbourg Alsace on Friday evening. A victory away to OGC Nice would be enough for Lyon, but they fumbled their chance. Lyon threw everything at a usually leaky Nice defense, but came away licking their wounds. Tactical analysis and […]
On Sunday afternoon, Olympique Lyonnais were looking to go top of Ligue 1 before Paris Saint-Germain visited Lille OSC that evening. Lyon had won all but one of their eight matches to start the Ligue 1 season, while Toulouse FC were visiting on a four-game winless run. Everything looked routine for Lyon as the final […]
Olympique Lyonnais looked on course to make it four wins out of four and no goals conceded before Tyler Morton’s harsh red card swung things in Stade Rennais’ favor. The hosts took full advantage of the situation to hit Les Gones with a late barrage and steal all three points from under their noses. Tactical […]
Last time Olympique de Marseille visited Olympique Lyonnais, adversity would be the fuel behind a rousing victory after Leonardo Balerdi was sent off within five minutes. It would be déjà vu as Les Phocéens fell to ten men in the first half, but this time there would be no rescue act. Lyon huffed and puffed […]
A reward for Monaco’s highly consistent season: a convincing win and European qualification. The other side of the coin was a lifeless Olympique Lyonnais, with a second half to forget. Tactical analysis and match report by Juan Lauz. A decisive penultimate matchday in Ligue 1, to say the least, for AS Monaco. The Monegasques, with a […]
After undoing the Lyon defensive scheme in the first half, Manchester United seemed to be in full control of this game. However, a Lyon resurgence stunned Old Trafford despite the away side being down to ten men, before a chaotic extra-time eventually saw United prevail in the final moments. Tactical analysis and match report by Josh […]