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Lyon beat Angers 2-0 to go third as Fonseca keeps future open
📰 Lyon beat Angers 2-0 to go third, but attention after the game turned to Fonseca's future. 📌 Key points 🏟️ Lyon beat Angers 2-0 at the Groupama Stadium on 1 November. ⚽ Ernest Nuamah opened the scoring in the 38th minute, assisted by Tolisso. 🎯 Captain Corentin Tolisso sealed it in the 86th minute. 🗣️ Fonseca called contact with Sporting "a possibility" after the game. 📝 What happened 🔥 Per Foot Mercato, Lyon had 64% of possession and created five big chances to two. ⚽ Nuamah scored h
Fonseca set for Sporting move? Borges out, €5m fee reportedly agreed
📰 Reports say Sporting are moving for Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca after parting with Borges. Nothing is official. 📌 Key points 🧾 Sources are ESPN (an anonymous source) and France's Foot Mercato. 💶 ESPN says Lyon and Sporting agreed a fee of around €5m. ✂️ Sporting began talks to end Borges's contract and Tiago Fernandes is in temporary charge. ⚠️ Fonseca's personal terms and an official appointment are unconfirmed. 📊 Reliability: medium, not yet official. 📝 What happened 🔁 ESPN reports tha
Subs Mayulu and Godts fire PSG past Lyon 2-0 and back to the top
📰 Substitutes Senny Mayulu and Mika Godts scored late as PSG beat Lyon 2-0 and went top of Ligue 1. 📌 Key points 🔝 PSG beat Lyon 2-0 to go top of Ligue 1. 🔄 Both goals came from substitutes Mayulu and Godts. 🔥 It was an eighth straight win in all competitions and a fifth in the league. 🏥 Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia, Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes were all missing. 🚨 The game was moved from Sunday to Monday because of protests in Paris. 📝 What happened 🚓 The match was due on Sunday 25 October,
Lens end Lyon's unbeaten run 2-1 as Udol scores then sees red
📰 Lens, under a new coach, beat previously unbeaten Lyon 2-1 to spark their recovery. 📌 Key points 🏁 Yannick Cahuzac earned his first win as Lens coach. 🎯 Florian Thauvin set up both goals and was named man of the match. 🟥 Matthieu Udol headed in on 76 minutes, then was sent off minutes later. 💥 Lyon lost for the first time this season. 🧱 Ten-man Lens held off a late Lyon push. 📝 What happened ⚽ Lens hosted Lyon at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on 9 October. On 36 minutes Florian Sotoca,
Lyon left-back Ouédraogo ruptures ACL, debut season all but over
📰 Lyon summer signing Mohamed Ouédraogo faces a long lay-off with a cruciate ligament rupture. 📌 Key points 🩹 The left-back ruptured a knee ligament in training. 📰 L'Équipe reports that tests confirmed a cruciate rupture. ⏳ He faces several months out, effectively ending his first season. 🔁 He joined from Sparta Prague this summer and played four games (two starts). ⚽ Lyon go to Lens on 9 October with more gaps in defence. 📝 What happened 🏥 The 23-year-old Burkina Faso international was
Struggling Lens host unbeaten Lyon as Cahuzac chases first win
📰 Struggling Lens face high-flying Lyon in the opening game of Ligue 1's sixth round. 📌 Key points 🏟️ Round six begins at Lens's Bollaert on Friday 9 October. 📉 Lens are 15th on four points with one win from five. 🔥 Lyon are second on 11 points and unbeaten in five. 🧑💼 Lens boss Yannick Cahuzac is chasing his first win. 🔁 Lens won the last meeting between the sides 4-0. 📝 What happened 📉 Lens have won just once in their first five games and sit 15th on four points. A defence that ha
Lyon's Niakhaté to miss Lens trip after hamstring injury with Senegal
📰 Lyon's key defender Niakhaté will miss the trip to Lens on 9 October with a hamstring injury. 📌 Key points 🤕 Niakhaté hurt his hamstring while away with Senegal. ❌ He is ruled out of Friday's Ligue 1 trip to Lens. ❓ He is also a doubt for the Europa League game against Crystal Palace on 15 October. 🛡️ The centre-back has played in all five league games this season. 📉 It is a blow for Lyon, two points behind leaders Monaco. 📝 What happened 🏥 Niakhaté left the Senegal camp early after a