Lyon came out with a positive result, beating the Serbian side 3–1 with goals from Karim Benzema and Sidney Govou. The scoreline remained until injury time when Rennes striker Jimmy Briand scored after receiving a nice through-ball which caught Lyon defender Cris off guard. They were entering the season after achieving their first ever double after winning the Coupe de France, along with their league title. Juninho also received a standing ovation upon being substituted out, in what some knew was his final match at the Stade Gerland. Lyon entered the Coupe de la Ligue season having last won the cup in 2001. They then took a trip to Belgrade to play against Partizan on 23 July. This showed as Barcelona earned first half goals from Henry twice, Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o, which effectively ended Lyon's chances of advancing to the quarter-finals, despite Jean Makoun and Juninho scoring back-to-back goals in the 44th and 48th minutes respectively. Following the draw, Lyon indeed received a tough draw, being given La Liga side Barcelona. Eventually, Lyon fell to Bordeaux dropping the defending champions to third and, instead of fighting for the title, were now fighting for the third and final Champions League place with PSG, whom they faced next week. For Juninho, it was his 100th career goal for Lyon. With this result, Lyon went through as second. Fielding exactly the same lineup that lost 2–5 to Barcelona, Lyon failed for the second week in a row to get on the scoreboard losing 0–2 to Auxerre, who got goals from Ireneusz Jeleń and Thomas Kahlenberg, leaving Lyon to hope they get a positive result from the Le Classique in order to hold on to their first-place position. With Lyon attacking, following a cross into the box, a collision occurred just inside the field of play between Frédéric Piquionne and Fiorentina defender Luciano Zauri, which unexpectedly injured the latter. The following week, Lyon received their first loss in the league against Rennes that would later be described as a "thrashing" by the media. Following a 0–0 draw away to Lorient, which dropped them to third in the league standings, Lyon rebounded with back-to-back wins over Rhône-Alpes rivals Grenoble and Saint-Étienne respectively. Il obtient le statut professionnel une première fois entre 1938 et 2004 avant de le retrouver en juillet 2008. The match was postponed from its assigned 3 January date due to a frozen pitch and was rescheduled to be played on January 24, 2009. [6] The summer transfers included Hugo Lloris[7] (€8.5 million) who was brought in to replace to outgoing Grégory Coupet, Miralem Pjanić[8] (€7.5 million), Jean Makoun[9] (€14 million) and John Mensah[10] (€8.4 million), who was brought in to replace the outgoing Sébastien Squillaci. The new away kit is all blue with single black stripes along the shoulders and the new Champions League away kit is electric yellow with the red and blue vertical stripe, along with single red and blue stripes on the shoulders. Early on in the match, Lyon were denied a clear penalty chance after Ederson was taking down in the box by Bordeaux right back Matthieu Chalmé. This is the match sheet of the Ligue 2 game between Nîmes Olympique and Stade Reims on Nov 7, 2008. Lyon came into the match apparently looking ahead to their Champions League clash with Bayern Munich and proceeded to underestimate the West Coast side, who defeated Lyon 1–2 with two goals from the Croat Ivan Klasnić. Other than battling for first place, the return of Hatem Ben Arfa to the Stade Gerland was on the minds of supporters, as well as the players. The next week against Valenciennes, Lyon endured their seventh defeat of the season, losing 0–2. In the second leg, the exact opposite occurred, with Barcelona constantly pressurizing Lyon in the first half, leaving Barcelona to control the match with most of the possession occurring in Barça's attack. Lyon lost to Barcelona 0–3 at the Camp Nou, but played well enough to earn a 2–2 draw at home. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left). With the result in the other match between Bayern and Fiorentina being a draw, this moved Lyon into first place in the group (on goal differential) heading into the final two matchdays. [30] The new home kit is original white with the red and blue vertical strip, along with single blue stripes along the shoulders. The 2008–09 season was Olympique Lyonnais's 50th anniversary season in Lyon again responded just two minutes later in injury time with a goal from a Lyon youngster Anthony Mounier, thus evening the match heading into halftime. Only competitive matches. Lyon played a total of six friendly matches. [31] The team's alternate away kit consists of the home shirt with red shorts and white socks. With the match being played at the Stade de France and the clubs entertaining a record crowd, Lyon fielded a pretty strong, yet questionable side with players Mathieu Bodmer and François Clerc returning from a long absence and also having the task of defeating Barcelona in Spain in the second leg of their Champion's League clash. Following last year promotions of youth players Sandy Paillot, Anthony Mounier and Romain Beynié from the youth scheme to the professional squad, Lyon signed another set of youth players to professional contracts. Lyon were now guaranteed to finish in the third spot, meaning they would be seeded directly into the Playoff round, where they might end up facing the likes of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup champions Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting CP. Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes.The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first level of French football.The club's most important achievements were winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997 and in 2012. In the match, Lyon got off to a quick start with Karim Benzema scoring the first goal in just the second minute. Following a disappointing first half, with Fiorentina leading 0–2 after two goals from Alberto Gilardino, Lyon came out for the second half with scoring in mind. Other departures include Grégory Coupet, who moved to Atlético Madrid after spending 12 years with the club,[22] Patrick Müller and Frédéric Roux, whose contracts expired on 30 June 2008,[23] and Marc Crosas, who returned to Barcelona after spending the winter on loan with Lyon. The 2019–20 Nîmes Olympique season was the club's 82nd season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football.In addition to the domestic league, Nîmes participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue.The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 Played on a Friday, Lyon failed to score a goal for the second straight week as the match ended in a 0–0 draw. Similar to last season matches with VfB Stuttgart, Lyon used these matches to get back into the competition defeating Steaua 5–3 in Romania. [32], Supplier: UmbroSponsor(s): Novotel (home) and Ticket Restaurant (away). With both teams coming off unimpressive matches a couple of days before (Lyon an unspectacular 2–1 victory over Nancy and Bayern, a 0–1 loss away to Hannover 96), the match showed why with Lyon's only goal coming off the head of Bayern defender Martín Demichelis in the 25th minute from one of Juninho's spot-kicks. In front of a record crowd for a Marseille match, Lyon cruised to a 3–1 victory, with Benzema finally ending his goal drought scoring a brace. Note: For the squads of the CFA, Under-18, and the Under-16, click here and here. The under-16 squad will also participate in their league, Championnat National Under-16, as well as the Coupe Nationale des 16 ans, which is a regional tournament composed of regional squads that play against other regions. [36] The loss to Rennes showed as Lyon's horrible form continued drawing with both Lille and Auxerre the following two weeks. Despite getting an early goal from Ederson, Lyon failed to get a winning result leaving the match with a 1–1 draw. Lyon opened up their Ligue 1 season in a positive fashion, defeating Toulouse 3–0 with a brace from Karim Benzema and a rare goal from Jean Makoun. [44] The following week, they rebounded with a 2–0 victory over Grenoble with Ederson getting on the scoreboard for the second-straight week. Lyon entered the 2008–2009 Coupe de France season as defending champions, having won the title the previous season in a highly contested 1–0 victory against Paris Saint-Germain. [46] After a full week of training, Lyon again rebounded from a draw picking up a convincing 3–1 victory over Hugo Lloris' former club Nice, with Jean Makoun scoring an unexpected brace. The ladies, just like their male counterparts, won the double last season. Despite being ten spots down in the table, Monaco were the stronger side forcing Lyon to come back from a goal down twice. Referee: Philippe Chat. The previous season, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Le Mans. They captured their second-straight league victory in a win over Le Mans with Karim Benzema securing a much-needed brace in a 3–1 win. Bordeaux proceeded to score just before half-time with a goal from the former Lyonnais Alou Diarra after Wendel hit the post on a shot off a corner kick. With the match in injury time and looking to end in a draw, referee Jean-Charles Cailleux and one of his assistant referees ruled a handball infraction had been committed by Nice defender Vincent Hognon in the box, giving Lyon a penalty which was converted by Benzema. Lyon suffered their third defeat of the season the following week against relegation strugglers Nantes. A week later, on 19 July, they traveled away to Bucharest to face Rapid București, which resulted in a 2–1 loss. Le Nîmes olympique a ciblé l'attaquant algérien de l'ES Sahel, Karim Aribi, selon francefootball.fr. They were the defending champions having won the title the past seven consecutive seasons. The kits were presented on June 30, 2008. During the managerial search, Lyon made several transfers, though even prior to the managerial search, Lyon made a significant transfer deal, signing Brazilian midfielder Ederson from Nice in January for €15 million. However, Lyon escaped with a victory, which moved them into first place. They were entering the season after achieving their first ever double after winning the Coupe de France, along with their league title. Notable clubs Lyon could have been paired with include Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus to name a few. With Transfermarkt's Groundhopping tool, you can collect all of your matches in one list and view lots of statistics. The following week, against Caen, Juninho and Benzema scored again in a 3–1 victory. Lille, whom Lyon were to face in a league tie three days later, opened the scoring with a goal from Michel Bastos in the 22nd minute. Copyright © 2009-2020 Forebet.com All rights reserved. [45] Due to Lyon's cup matches being postponed, they were forced to endure two cup matches in a span of four days before facing rivals Saint-Étienne. Le club de football Nîmes Olympique est fondé en 1937. Lyon began the defense of their title heading to the West coast to take on the Brittany-based side US Concarneau. The Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy teams will also participate in seasonal activities this season. [38] The following match, Lyon only managed a 0–0 draw in the downpouring rain against Valenciennes.[39]. Matchday | It is only worn when Lyon are unable to wear their white shorts in an away tie due to the designated home team wearing white shorts. They came back from a 2–0 deficit and a 3–2 one-goal deficit before finishing off the Romanian side in the latter portion of the second half with a goal from Benzema and a brace from Fred. Inconsistent striker Milan Baroš additionally moved to Turkish side Galatasaray. Following the 2007–08 season, it was announced by Lyon Chairman Jean-Michel Aulas that manager Alain Perrin would not be returning despite being the first Lyon manager to win the double. In February 2010 Imad signed a loan deal with French Ligue 2 club Nîmes Olympique. The Olympique Lyonnais Ladies will also participate in their respective activities this season. The 2008–09 season was Olympique Lyonnais's 50th anniversary season in Ligue 1 and was their 20th consecutive season in the top division of French football.They were the defending champions having won the title the past seven consecutive seasons. Ligue 1 and was their 20th consecutive season in the top division of French football. Lyon finally got back on track with shut-out wins over Sochaux, Le Mans and Monaco before heading into their showdown with imminent rivals Bordeaux. [43] With the victory, Lyon were assured first place heading into the three-week winter break. With one point in hand, Lyon traveled to Munich to take on group leaders Bayern, who defeated Steaua București 1–0 on the opening matchday. Midfielders Pierrick Valdivia[11] (no relation to Chilean playmaker Jorge Valdivia), Clément Grenier[12] and Saïd Mehamha,[13] and striker Yannis Tafer[12] were promoted to the first-team squad, although they will still play on Lyon's second squad in the CFA. The rest of the match was fairly even, though, marred with several incidents, including former Lyon player Hatem Ben Arfa receiving a barrage of boos when he entered as a substitute in the 16th minute, as well as every time he touched the ball and Lyon player Kader Keïta picking up a second yellow card for elbowing new Marseille player Brandão in the face. 9:00 PM, Stade des Costières  |  Attendance: 8.049 mis à jour le 27 août 2020 à 16h38 partager The website uses cookies. They would indeed keep hold of first place as a result of Marseille's 3–1 victory over PSG. Lyon came out blazing in the second half scoring four goals, three of them in the final six minutes of the match to defeat Concarneau by a score of 6–0.