Olympique Lyonnais missed the opportunity to secure direct qualification for the Champions League after suffering a heavy defeat against a heavily rotated RC Lens side. Quite surprisingly, itx was Lens who took full advantage, putting on a show and building confidence ahead of next week’s Coupe de France final, their final match of the season. […]
Fourth hosted fifth in a match that would ensure that no matter what, one of Olympique Lyonnais or Stade Rennais would end the weekend in third. The Champions League race is heating up in France, and it was Lyon who would land a significant blow on their direct rivals with a stunning comeback win. Tactical […]
Olympique Lyonnais stunned a much-changed Paris Saint-Germain side at the Parc des Princes. All three points would go to the visitors after their first-half blitz, as they ended the weekend on the podium and with one hand gripping a spot in the Champions League. For PSG, an unexpected loss opens the door to RC Lens’s […]
Each passing weekend leaves the Champions League race growing increasingly tighter in France. Olympique Lyonnais could not afford to fall behind any further following wins for Lille OSC and Olympique de Marseille, but they were coming up against a team in FC Lorient that have enjoyed making their opposition sweat this season. Tactical analysis and […]
It couldn’t have been a worse time for Olympique Lyonnais to host AS Monaco. As Lyon stutter and begin to fade, Monaco have hit a new gear. The race for third place (automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League) and fourth ( a place in the third-round playoff) is growing fierce, with a bottleneck forming […]
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 […]