After locking up on 13th November to make way for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Ligue 1 is back. Top-flight football returned to France on 28th December and one of the most engrossing games was Lyon vs Brest. This fixture saw Laurent Blanc secure his third win in six games...
After a difficult last season at Arsenal, Alexandre Lacazette returned to Lyon in the summer of 2022. Lacazette really struggled for game time under Mikel Arteta in 2021/22 but has started every league game for Lyon this season. Not just that, the Frenchman has managed to find the back of...
On Wednesday night, European Champions Lyon began the defence of their title against Arsenal at the Groupama Stadium. Lyon came into the match in a confident mood as they had not lost a competitive home game since April 2021. Arsenal travelled to France in a good run of form themselves...
After an underwhelming performance in his first and ultimately only full Ligue 1 campaign in charge of Lyon last term and an equally underwhelming start to the 2022/23 campaign, Peter Bosz has been dismissed as manager of Lyon, with former Bordeaux, France, PSG and Al-Rayyan boss Laurent Blanc set to...
Lyon have long been lauded as one of the most efficient and effective talent developers in French football. The list of French footballers who developed at the club's academy before achieving success in European football is extensive. This is, of course, in line with the marketing of French football as...
West Ham United have announced the signing of Brazil international Lucas Paquetá from Lyon for a club-record £37m fee plus £15m add-ons on a five-year contract. The midfielder becomes the Hammers' 9th summer signing and takes their spending past £175m. David Moyes' side have started the Premier League season slowly,...
Friday night saw Lyon get their Ligue 1 season underway against Ajaccio. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also...
Lyon’s academy is a hotbed of footballing talent. One of the most exciting talents to have emerged from Les Gones’ youth ranks over the past decade or so is 24-year-old attacking midfielder Houssem Aouar (175cm/5’9”, 70kg/154lbs), who debuted for Lyon’s senior side in 2016/17 but really cemented himself in the...
At about the midway point of the 2021/22 season, a tactical analysis piece was published on Total Football Analysis focusing on Lyon’s defensive difficulties during the early days of former Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen (just to name a few) head coach Peter Bosz’s tenure in charge at Groupama...
This weekend sees the 2021/2022 Women’s Champions League come to an end, with two giants of the women’s game going up against each other for the biggest prize in European women’s football. Lyon Féminin have undoubtedly been the dominant side in the last decade, having won seven Champions League finals...
Florent Da Silva (178cm/5’10”, 66kg/145.5lbs) turned 19 years old at the beginning of this month. The young midfielder is an academy product of Ligue 1 giants Lyon and already in his young career, he’s attracted plenty of eyeballs, having been described as “one of the club’s biggest talents”. Da Silva...
The name of Lyon’s 24-year-old central midfielder, Bruno Guimarães (182cm/6’0”, 78kg/172lbs), is one that’s been mentioned a lot in recent weeks concerning an upcoming transfer away from Groupama Stadium and Ligue 1, with EPL side Arsenal said to be interested in securing his services. The Brazil international moved to Europe...
After joining Olympique Lyon in the summer having previously been manager of Bundesliga sides Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, as well as Eredivisie giants Ajax before that, Peter Bosz hasn’t enjoyed a great start to life at Groupama Stadium. While clearly having a good mind for the game, Bosz’s past...
Lyon Feminin’s 2020/2021 season was not one they will want to remember, with PSG Feminine beating them to the Division 1 Feminine title after 14 consecutive seasons at the top, whilst they were also knocked out of the Champions League by the same team at the quarter-final stage. However, 2021/2022...
This past weekend, Gérald Baticle claimed the biggest scalp yet of his young tenure in charge of Angers as he guided Le SCO to an emphatic 3-0 victory over Olympique Lyon. Baticle arrived at Stade Raymond Kopa this summer, having spent the previous 10 years at Lyon, serving as Les...
For all the Rossoneri fans, it must be frustrating watching Lucas Paquetá now. The 23-year-old Brazilian midfielder, who only registered one goal and three assists in his 44 appearances for AC Milan, has had a fantastic season with Lyon, which earned him a place with his national team in the...
Besides Lionel Messi, Memphis Depay was the most exciting transfer rumour regarding the Spanish top club FC Barcelona. Depay will continue to play Olympique Lyon at least until the next transfer window, as the transfer could no longer be realized at the end of the summer window. The three parties...
Who Is Oumar Solet? RB Salzburg is renowned for producing exceptional talents in their youth academy and then selling them for substantial fees, such as Xaver Schlager and Hannes Wolf, who both currently play in the Bundesliga. Also, bringing in young talents for little money to ultimately sell them for...
Having joined Olympique Lyonnais at the age of 11, Maxence Caqueret developed his football in one of the best training centres in Europe. This season, the 20-year-old midfielder played his first few minutes in Ligue 1 and demonstrated his full potential. In a very disappointing season for Lyon in Ligue...
The perennial winners of the Champions League and Division 1 Feminine are known for their attacking flair and offensive efficiency. However, their defensive work has been overlooked, despite the team using some interesting tactics to shut out the opposition. This is the first in a series of analysis articles that...
