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The 2007–08 season is Olympique Lyonnais's 49th season in Ligue 1 and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of French football. They are the defending champions having won the title the past six consecutive seasons.
[edit] Current squad
As of 8 March 2008.
[edit] Transfers
[edit] Players out on loan
[edit] Other Information
Source: Stade Gerland Profile
[edit] Competitions
[edit] Ligue 1
After a tough Ligue 1 season marred by injuries to key players, Lyon became champions for the seventh consecutive season holding off Bordeaux. They claimed the title after defeating AJ Auxerre on the final day of the season.
[edit] League Table
Last updated May 17, 2008
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
[edit] Results summary
| Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Pld |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| 38 |
79 |
24 |
7 |
7 |
74 |
37 |
+37 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
44 |
16 |
+28 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
30 |
21 |
+9 |
Last updated: May 17, 2008
Source: Olympique Lyonnais Statistics
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
[edit] Results by round
| Round |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
| Ground |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
| Result |
W |
L |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
D |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
L |
W |
W |
L |
D |
D |
W |
L |
W |
D |
W |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
L |
D |
W |
D |
D |
W |
W |
Last updated: May 17, 2008.
Source: Olympique Lyonnais Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.
| Date |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result
F – A
|
Scorers |
Attendance |
League
position
|
| 5 August 2007 |
AJ Auxerre |
H |
2 – 0 |
Baroš 33', Benzema 70' |
35,537 |
3rd |
| 11 August 2007 |
Toulouse |
A |
0 – 1 |
|
24,980 |
7th |
| 18 August 2007 |
Lorient |
A |
1 – 2 |
Benzema 32' |
14,612 |
8th |
| 26 August 2007 |
Saint-Étienne |
H |
1 – 0 |
Benzema 54' |
38,438 |
7th |
| 29 August 2007 |
Sochaux |
A |
2 – 1 |
Benzema 20', Bodmer 57' |
15,744 |
4th |
| 1 September 2007 |
Le Mans |
H |
3 – 2 |
Govou 71', Benzema 76', Baros 78' |
35,042 |
2nd |
| 15 September 2007 |
Metz |
A |
5 – 1 |
Benzema (3) 4', 36', 38', Ben Arfa 58', Juninho 86' |
21,988 |
1st |
| 23 September 2007 |
Lille |
H |
1 – 1 |
Govou 58' |
32,658 |
2nd |
| 29 September 2007 |
RC Lens |
H |
3 – 0 |
Fábio Santos 42', Källström 81', Benzema 90' |
38,420 |
4th |
| 7 October 2007 |
Bordeaux |
A |
3 – 1 |
Anderson 5', Benzema 23', Källström 59' |
31,919 |
2nd |
| 20 October 2007 |
AS Monaco |
H |
3 – 1 |
Juninho 12' (pen.), Réveillère 18', Benzema 50' |
36,254 |
1st |
| 28 October 2007 |
PSG |
A |
3 – 2 |
Ben Arfa (2) 40', 43', Govou 84' |
39,787 |
1st |
| 3 November 2007 |
Valenciennes |
H |
2 – 0 |
Juninho 40', Govou 87' |
38,631 |
1st |
| 11 November 2007 |
Marseille |
H |
1 – 2 |
Juninho 7' |
38,811 |
1st |
| 24 November 2007 |
Rennes |
A |
2 – 0 |
Juninho 5' (pen.), Ben Arfa 18' |
28,596 |
1st |
| 2 December 2007 |
Strasbourg |
H |
5 – 0 |
Källström (2) 13', 80' (pen.), Juninho 19', Benzema 64', Clerc 78' |
34,595 |
1st |
| 8 December 2007 |
Caen |
A |
0 – 1 |
|
20,664 |
1st |
| 15 December 2007 |
Nice |
H |
0 – 0 |
|
37,280 |
1st |
| 22 December 2007 |
Nancy |
A |
1 – 1 |
Baroš 80' |
19,898 |
1st |
| 12 January 2008 |
Toulouse |
H |
3 – 2 |
Ben Arfa 17', Juninho 56', Benzema 66' |
36,587 |
1st |
| 20 January 2008 |
Lens |
A |
0 – 3 |
|
32,734 |
1st |
| 23 January 2008 |
Lorient |
H |
2 – 0 |
Ben Arfa 29', Benzema 74' |
37,780 |
1st |
| 27 January 2008 |
Saint-Étienne |
A |
1 – 1 |
Benzema 90' |
31,537 |
1st |
| 9 February 2008 |
Sochaux |
H |
4 – 1 |
Bodmer (2) 2', 76', Govou 90', Benzema 90' |
35,904 |
1st |
| 16 February 2008 |
Le Mans |
A |
0 – 1 |
|
14,051 |
1st |
| 23 February 2008 |
Metz |
H |
2 – 0 |
Fred (2) 10', 69' |
37,281 |
1st |
| 1 March 2008 |
Lille |
A |
1 – 0 |
Fred 32' |
77,840 |
1st |
| 9 March 2008 |
Bordeaux |
H |
4 – 2 |
Bodmer (2) 11', 24', Benzema 50', Keïta 93' |
40,381 |
1st |
| 15 March 2008 |
AS Monaco |
A |
3 – 0 |
Keïta (2) 20', 38', Fred 35' |
12,321 |
1st |
| 23 March 2008 |
PSG |
H |
4 – 2 |
Fred (2) 8', 36', Govou 65', Juninho 72' |
37,895 |
1st |
| 30 March 2008 |
Valenciennes |
A |
2 – 1 |
Keïta 8', Govou 66' |
15,313 |
1st |
| 6 April 2008 |
Marseille |
A |
1 – 3 |
Cana (OG) 45' |
56,271 |
1st |
| 13 April 2008 |
Rennes |
H |
1 – 1 |
Cris 15' |
39,900 |
1st |
| 19 April 2008 |
RC Strasbourg |
A |
2 – 1 |
Bodmer 62', Grosso 68' |
26,006 |
1st |
| 26 April 2008 |
SM Caen |
H |
2 – 2 |
Benzema (2) 33', 60' |
39,068 |
1st |
| 3 May 2008 |
Nice |
A |
0 – 0 |
|
14,206 |
1st |
| 10 May 2008 |
Nancy |
H |
1 – 0 |
Macaluso (OG) 63' |
38,190 |
1st |
| 5 August 2007 |
AJ Auxerre |
A |
3 – 1 |
Benzema 1', Fred 10', Källström 53' |
19,799 |
1st |
[edit] UEFA Champions League
Lyon made their 7th straight appearance in the UEFA Champions League. They were pitted in the group of death, which featured German champions VfB Stuttgart, Spanish giants FC Barcelona, and Scottish giants Rangers. After two dissapointing 0-3 losses to Barcelona at the Nou Camp and Rangers at home, Lyon rebounded picking up two important wins in their home-away series against Stuttgart. Following their 2-2 draw at home against Barcelona, Lyon faced a tough challenge as they needed to defeat Rangers at Ibrox in order to advance to the knockout stages. As Rangers only needed a draw, odds were against Lyon. However, after an early goal by Sidney Govou, Lyon ended Rangers hope with two late goals from Karim Benzema sending Lyon to the knockout stages for the 5th consecutive season.
[edit] Group E
[edit] Results by Round
| Date |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result
F – A
|
Scorers |
Attendance |
Group
position
|
| 19 September 2007 |
Barcelona |
A |
0 – 3 |
|
78,689 |
4th |
| 2 October 2007 |
Rangers |
H |
0 – 3 |
|
38,076 |
4th |
| 23 October 2007 |
Stuttgart |
A |
2 – 0 |
Fabio Santos 55', Benzema 79' |
51,000 |
3rd |
| 7 November 2007 |
Stuttgart |
H |
4 – 2 |
Ben Arfa (2) 5', 37', Källström 15', Juninho 90' |
38,215 |
3rd |
| 27 November 2007 |
Barcelona |
H |
2 – 2 |
Juninho (2) 7', 80' (pen.) |
38,113 |
3rd |
| 12 December 2007 |
Rangers |
A |
3 – 0 |
Govou 16', Benzema (2) 85', 88' |
50,260 |
2nd |
[edit] First Knockout Round
Lyon were paired against English champions Manchester United in the Round of 16. After a 1-1 draw at home, Lyon failed to respond at Old Trafford losing 0-1 on a Cristiano Ronaldo goal just before halftime.
[edit] Coupe de la Ligue
Lyon came into this year's Coupe de la Ligue as the defending runner-ups after losing to Bordeaux in the 2007 final. Having made it to the UEFA Champions League, Lyon were given their annual bye into the First Knockout round, where they defeated SM Caen 3-1. With that win, they were pitted against Le Mans in the quarter-finals. After an early goal by Le Mans midfielder Daisuke Matsui, Lyon could not break through there sturdy defense as they bowed out of the League Cup for the 7th straight season. Their last cup triumph coming in 2001.
[edit] Results by Round
[edit] Coupe de France
Lyon got their French Cup season off to a strong start defeating Championnat National side US Créteil 4-0, with Benzema picking up a hat trick. This match was notable as it marked the return of Lyon goalkeeper Grégory Coupet who had been out for 4 months with a torn medial ligament.[15] Following their Round of 32 success, they were pitted against the surprising, yet upset minded CFA side Croix de Savoie. After a hard fought first half, it took an 80th minute strike from Brazilian striker Fred to pull Lyon through to the next round where they faced the defending champions FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Following an unimpressive first half from both clubs, Karim Benzema opened the scoring for Lyon in the 56th minute. After holding the score at 1-0, Lyon failed to keep a clean sheet as Kandia Traoré equalised for Sochaux near the beginning of injury time. With extra time looming, Karim Benzema again scored for Lyon to give them the victory and the right to move to the quarterfinals, where they faced relegation bound FC Metz. Metz, looking to create something special out of a disappointing league season, played very bravely as the tried to pull off a historic upset. However, Karim Benzema again scored for Lyon (his 28th of the season and 6th in the Coupe de France) to give them a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute. That would be the eventual scoreline as Lyon advanced to the semi-finals where they faced Ligue 2 side CS Sedan. In one of the more entertaining matches of the cup with both teams displaying their attacking prowess and both goalkeepers stepping up in times of need, it tooked one of Juninho's vintage free kicks to finally knock out the tough Ligue 2 side and thus book Lyon's place in the final at the Stade de France, where they will faced rivals Paris Saint-Germain. The final was heavily contested and eventually headed into extra time. Lyon finally broke through with a goal from Sidney Govou. Lyon would hold on to that scoreline as they prevailed to capture their 4th Coupe de France title in their history and the first in the Aulas era. For more information on the final, click below.
Coupe de France Final 2008
[edit] Results by Round
| Date |
Round |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result
F – A
|
Scorers |
Attendance |
| 6 January 2008 |
Round of 32 |
US Créteil |
A |
4 – 0 |
Benzema (3) 15', 38', 80' (pen.), Juninho 44' |
10,640 |
| 3 February 2008 |
Round of 16 |
Croix de Savoie |
A |
1 – 0 |
Fred 80' |
7,500 |
| 18 March 2008 |
First Knockout Round |
Sochaux |
H |
2 – 1 |
Benzema (2) 56', 91' |
20,012 |
| 15 April 2008 |
Quarterfinals |
FC Metz |
H |
1 – 0 |
Benzema 39' |
27,015 |
| 7 May 2008 |
Semi-finals |
CS Sedan |
H |
1 – 0 |
Juninho 88' |
33,057 |
| 24 May 2008 |
Final |
PSG |
N |
1 – 0 |
Govou 102' |
79,204 |
[edit] Statistics
- Last updated on May 24, 2008.
[edit] References
Alain Perrin
Barcelona
Rangers
VfB Stuttgart
