Lyon 2-0 St Polten: French champions cruise to victory
Danielle van de Donk has scored in both of Lyon’s Champions League fixtures this season Lyon made it back-to-back victories in the 2023-24 Champions League with a routine win against St Polten. It took just four minutes for Danielle van de Donk to get the hosts on their way when she headed in unchallenged from […]
Lyon 9-0 Slavia Prague: Ada Hegerberg hits milestone in Women’s Champions League opener
Ada Hegerberg won the inaugural Women’s Ballon d’Or award in 2018 Ada Hegerberg scored her 60th Women’s Champions League goal as Lyon opened their campaign with a nine-goal demolition of Slavia Prague. Kadidiatou Diani and Vanessa Gilles scored two apiece as their dispirited hosts offered little in response. Hegerberg’s milestone goal came in only her […]
Lyon want Marseille game on neutral ground after bus attack
Lyon warned after the attack that an “even more serious tragedy” could occur if action is not taken Lyon will appeal against the decision to make them face Marseille in front of home fans because they want to “play football without being afraid”. Lyon’s bus was attacked by Marseille supporters on 29 October, forcing the […]
Fabio Grosso: Lyon manager ‘seriously injured’ as team bus attacked in Marseille
A close-up of the Lyon team coach shows damage to some of the windows Lyon have warned an “even more serious tragedy” could occur if action is not taken after manager Fabio Grosso was “seriously injured” in an attack on the team’s bus in Marseille. The Ligue 1 match was postponed after the Lyon bus […]
Rugby World Cup: All roads lead to Marseille after special night for Wales in Lyon
It is still quite hard for anyone to comprehend what we witnessed in Lyon. Certainly not one stunned Wales supporter as he left the stadium: “Forty points. Against Australia. Forty points. I can’t believe it.” The thousands of Welsh fans fortunate to be at the OL Stadium will never forget the serene Sunday evening when […]