Tag: Lyon
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Lyon held by Zenit in disappointing start to Champions League
Olympique Lyonnais started their Champions League group stage campaign in disappointing fashion as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday. Memphis Depay’s penalty cancelled out Sardar Azmoun’s first-half opener as the French side dominated after the break without inflicting any serious damage on their opponents. Lyon have now…
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Transfer: Tottenham sign Ndombele from Lyon
Tottenham have signed France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele from Ligue 1 side Lyon for a club record 60m euros (£53.8m). The 22-year-old has signed a deal until 2025 and the fee could rise to 70m euros (£62.8m) with incentives. Tottenham’s previous transfer record was the £42m paid to sign defender Davinson Sanchez from Ajax in August…
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Lyon’s shares fall after UEFA Champions League exit
Shares in Olympique Lyonnais fell on Thursday after the French football team was eliminated from Europe’s lucrative UEFA Champions League after a heavy defeat by FC Barcelona. Lyon’s shares were down 2.6 percent at 2.95 euros in early session trading on the Paris stock market. Lionel Messi led the way with two goals and two…
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UCL: Man City reach last 16 after snatching a draw in Lyon
Manchester City reached the Champions League last 16 as Sergio Aguero rescued a draw in Lyon which means topping Group F remains in their own hands. Lyon wasted several chances before Maxwel Cornet rifled in an angled drive to give them an early second-half lead. Aymeric Laporte steered in Raheem Sterling’s free-kick seven minutes but…