The Olympique Lyonnais Chronicle
Player ratings27 Mar 2028
Pavel Šulc beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 33. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Match25 Mar 2028
Olympique Lyonnais leave it late against FC Lorient
Ninety minutes of very little, and then everything at once. The winner arrived in the 88th, and FC Lorient spent what remained of the match appealing to the referee rather than chasing the ball.
Player ratings27 Mar 2028
Julien Duranville, 21, steals the show — 7.68
Marked 7.68 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Player ratings27 Mar 2028
A defender's goal wins it for Olympique Lyonnais — 7.90
1 for Tyler Morton, marked 7.90, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Squad27 Mar 2028
Mattéo Guendouzi in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Olympique Lyonnais this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad27 Mar 2028
Words at Olympique Lyonnais training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Moussa Niakhaté is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market27 Mar 2028
Olympique Lyonnais promote Frédéric Da Silva from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Frédéric Da Silva has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market27 Mar 2028
Olympique Lyonnais promote David Guérin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Guérin has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market27 Mar 2028
One of our own: Julien Moreau joins the Olympique Lyonnais first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Julien Moreau is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Jean-Baptiste Renard joins the Olympique Lyonnais first team
- Match Olympique Lyonnais see off FC Lorient
- The dugout Mamady Diambou gets it from the manager