The reflection of the player has finally come to an end. Ardently courted by the Algerian Federation, Houssem Aouar (24) had so far not yet made his choice regarding the possibility of playing for the Fennecs. Now it’s done: the Lyonnais will announce his wish to represent Algeria, the country of his parents, in the...
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Wesley Fofana’s comeback with Chelsea
When he steps onto the pitch at King Power Stadium this Saturday against Leicester (4 p.m.), Wesley Fofana will bring back some memories. Good ones, since it is here that the French defender made his law reign in the Premier League, between 2020 and 2022, combative and powerful, fierce and committed. Bad ones too, because...
OL still very much reduced before receiving Lorient
Victim of an injury to the ischio of the left thigh against Lens (2-1), Sunday February 12, Alexandre Lacazette is still not able to join the Lyon group and will therefore miss the reception of Lorient on Sunday. This injury to the captain and top scorer of OL this season (14 in L1), which never...
Laurent Blanc (OL): “The day after tomorrow, we shouldn’t make the headlines”
“Can we have a state of the group and in particular of the injured?It will be long. I think that’s going to be the only question from the press conference because it’s going to take time. I hope I will have eleven players. There is no notable return (Lacazette, Aouar, Tolisso in particular are out)...
Manchester United win the League Cup against Newcastle, six years after their last trophy
The game: 2-0 Under the eyes of Sir Alex Ferguson who had made the trip to Wembley, Manchester United has revived a bit of its glorious past by offering itself a title, finally, after a six-year desert crossing. Winner of Newcastle in the final of the League Cup (2-0), the Mancunian club never really doubted...
The options to replace Alexandre Lacazette at the forefront of OL
This is called a hard blow. Friday in Auxerre, for the first time this season, Olympique Lyonnais will start a Ligue 1 match without Alexandre Lacazette. Laurent Blanc’s team has been doing much better since the start of the year – qualification for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France and a series of 4...
OL supporters demonstrated before the match against Lens
As they announced on January 31 via a joint press release, the supporters of Bad Gones and Lyon1950, the two main groups of OL, demonstrated this Sunday from 8 p.m. in front of Gate A of Groupama Stadium. On a platform, the leaders spoke in front of several thousand people from both corners. In particular,...
Rayan Cherki soon automatically extended until 2025 with OL
The extension of Rayan Cherki (19 years old) had been the soap opera of the summer of 2022 at OL. As he began his last year of contract but had not yet established himself in Peter Bosz’s team, despite frequent appearances, the young player had thought about his future for a very long time before...
OL: Young hopeful Mohamed El Arouch wants to leave
He brought to OL last May the the club’s first Gambardella Cup since 1997, and his very promising summer preparation had perhaps given him hope of making his professional debut this season. But so far, Mohamed El Arouch (18, under contract until June 2025) is chomping at the bit in reserve, where he impresses every...
Already selected with the Blues, Houssem Aouar close to the Algerian team
The president of the Algerian football federation (FAF), Djahid Zefizef announced this Friday morning the decision of Houssem Aouar to represent the Algerian team, while he already has a selection in French team, in October 2010 (7-1, against Ukraine). A change of sporting nationality allowed because this meeting was friendly and the Lyon midfielder, 24,...