Tag: Olympique Lyon
Marseille loses 1-0 and drops points in Europa League chase
PARIS — Marseille dropped crucial points in the race for fifth place and a Europa League spot when it lost 1-0 at Saint-Etienne on...
Lyon rests Depay and routs Lorient 4-1 to move into 3rd spot
PARIS — Lyon rested top scorer Memphis Depay and still scored freely, beating Lorient 4-1 to move above Monaco and into third place in...
Rennes loses at Bordeaux, drops points in Europa League race
PARIS — Rennes lost ground in the chase for fifth place in the French league and a Europa League spot after a 1-0 defeat...
American defender Alana Cook earning her stripes at PSG
Alana Cook joined an exclusive club when she headed in a goal for Paris Saint-Germain against Barcelona last weekend.
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Lyon women’s team hires Bompastor as first female coach
LYON, France — Europe's most successful women's soccer team has hired a woman as its coach for the first time with Lyon's appointment of...
PSG held 1-1 by Barcelona in WCL semis, Bayern plays Chelsea
PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 at home to Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal, with Bayern Munich hosting Chelsea...
Monaco wins again to pressure title rivals Lyon and Lille
PARIS — Wissam Ben Yedder scored with a superb finish as Monaco won 1-0 at Angers to put pressure on French title rivals Lyon...
Mbappe scores 2 but injures thigh as PSG tops Ligue 1
PARIS — Kylian Mbappe scored twice and came off with a minor knock as Paris Saint-Germain won at Metz 3-1 and moved to the...
Women’s Champions League title up for grabs with Lyon gone
Now that seven-time champion Lyon is gone, the remaining four clubs in the Women’s Champions League have a chance to win the title for...
Coach Kovac’s “finishers” pushing Monaco’s title challenge
PARIS — Monaco coach Niko Kovac refers to players on the bench as “finishers” who can settle close games rather than substitutes, and they...