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Lyon
2007–08 season
Owner OL Groupe
Chairman Jean-Michel Aulas
Manager Alain Perrin
Stadium Stade de Gerland
Ligue 1 1st
Trophée des Champions Winners
Coupe de la Ligue Quarter-finals
Coupe de France Winners
Champions League Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Karim Benzema (20)
All: Karim Benzema (31)
Highest home attendance40,381 vs Bordeaux (9 March 2008)
Lowest home attendance20,012 vs Sochaux (18 March 2008)
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2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season was Olympique Lyonnais's 49th season in Ligue 1 and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of French football. They were the defending champions having won the title the past six consecutive seasons.

Current squad

As of 8 March 2008. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France  FRA Grégory Coupet ( vice-captain)
2 DF France  FRA François Clerc
3 DF Brazil  BRA Cris ( vice-captain)
4 DF Switzerland  SUI Patrick Müller
5 MF France  FRA Mathieu Bodmer
6 MF Sweden  SWE Kim Källström
8 MF Brazil  BRA Juninho ( captain)
9 FW Brazil  BRA Fred
10 FW France  FRA Karim Benzema
11 DF Italy  ITA Fabio Grosso
14 MF France  FRA Sidney Govou
18 MF France  FRA Hatem Ben Arfa
19 FW Argentina  ARG César Delgado
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF France  FRA Anthony Réveillère
21 MF Spain  ESP Marc Crosas (on loan from Barcelona)
22 DF Brazil  BRA Anderson
23 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Kader Keïta
24 MF France  FRA Romain Beynié
25 GK France  FRA Joan Hartock
27 FW France  FRA Anthony Mounier
28 MF France  FRA Jérémy Toulalan
29 DF France  FRA Sébastien Squillaci
30 GK France  FRA Rémy Vercoutre
32 DF France  FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong
33 DF France  FRA Mickael Charvet
35 GK France  FRA Frédéric Roux

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF France  FRA Mathieu Bodmer ( 6.5M from Lille [1])
11 DF Italy  ITA Fabio Grosso ( 7M from Internazionale [2] [3])
21 DF Algeria  ALG Nadir Belhadj (loan return from Sedan)
22 DF Brazil  BRA Anderson ( 4M from Benfica)
23 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Kader Keïta ( 18M from Lille [1])
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 GK France  FRA Frédéric Roux (free agent from Ajaccio)
19 FW Argentina  ARG César Delgado ( 10M from Cruz Azul) [4]
21 MF Spain  ESP Marc Crosas (on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season)
32 DF France  FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong ( 3M from Juventus)
-- MF Brazil  BRA Ederson ( 15M from Nice, official in June 2008)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Brazil  BRA Caçapa ( Free transfer to Newcastle United)
10 MF France  FRA Florent Malouda ( 21M to Chelsea [5])
15 MF France  FRA Alou Diarra ( 7.75M to Bordeaux [6])
20 DF France  FRA Eric Abidal ( 15M to Barcelona [7])
21 MF Portugal  POR Tiago ( 13M to Juventus [8])
23 DF France  FRA Jérémy Berthod ( 2M to Monaco [9])
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW France  FRA Gregory Bettiol ( 0.33M to Troyes)
39 DF France  FRA Mourad Benhamida ( Free transfer to Montpellier)
-- GK France  FRA Rémy Riou ( 0.8M to Auxerre)
22 FW France  FRA Sylvain Wiltord ( 1.5M to Rennes)
21 DF Algeria  ALG Nadir Belhadj ( 3.6M to Lens)

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Brazil  BRA Fábio Santos (6 month loan to São Paulo)
7 FW Czech Republic  CZE Milan Baroš (6 month loan to Portsmouth)
12 FW France  FRA Loïc Rémy (on loan to Lens until the end of the season) [10]
15 DF France  FRA Sandy Paillot (on loan to Grenoble until the end of the season) [10]

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager France Alain Perrin
Assistant manager France Rémi Garde
Assistant manager France Christophe Galtier
Assistant manager France Bruno Genesio
Club doctor France Jean-Jacques Amprino
Goalkeeping coach France Joël Bats
Special Advisor France Bernard Lacombe

Last updated: 30 May 2007
Source: Olympique Lyonnais

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Novotel (home), Ticket Restaurant (away), Renault Trucks (alternate)

Home
Away
Third/Euro Kit
Alternate Away

Source: OL Boutique

Other information

Chairman France Jean-Michel Aulas
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stade Gerland (41,044 / 112x65 yards)

Source:  Stade Gerland Profile

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 5 August 2007 17 May 2008 Matchday 1 Winners 38 24 7 7 74 37 +37 063.16
Coupe de France 6 January 2008 24 May 2008 Round of 64 Winners 6 6 0 0 10 1 +9 100.00
Coupe de la Ligue 31 October 2007 16 January 2008 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Trophée des Champions 28 July 2007 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
UEFA Champions League 19 September 2007 4 March 2008 Group stage Round of 16 8 3 2 3 12 12 +0 037.50
Total 55 35 9 11 101 53 +48 063.64

Source: Competitions

Trophée des Champions

28 July 2007 Final Lyon 2–1 Sochaux Lyon
17:50 CEST Govou 21'
Cris 43'
Birsa 13' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: Sandryk Biton

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 Auxerre on the final day of the season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 24 7 7 74 37 +37 79 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Bordeaux 38 22 9 7 65 38 +27 75
3 Marseille 38 17 11 10 58 45 +13 62 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nancy 38 15 15 8 44 30 +14 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Saint-Étienne 38 16 10 12 47 34 +13 58
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 24 7 7 74 37  +37 79 14 4 1 44 16  +28 10 3 6 30 21  +9

Last updated: May 17, 2008.
Source: Olympique Lyonnais Statistics

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWWWWDWWWWWLWWLDDWLWDWLWWWWWWLDWDDWW
Position37874212421111111111111111111111111111
Source: Olympique Lyonnais Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 August 2007 1 Lyon 2–0 Auxerre Lyon
21:00 CEST Baroš 33'
Benzema 70'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,537
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
11 August 2007 2 Toulouse 1–0 Lyon Toulouse
17:10 CEST Elmander 90' Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 24,980
Referee: Olivier Thual
18 August 2007 4 Lorient 2–1 Lyon Lorient
20:00 CEST Vahirua 14', 66' Benzema 32' Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 14,612
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
18 August 2007 5 Lyon 1–0 Saint-Étienne Lyon
21:00 CEST Benzema 54' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,438
Referee: Stéphane Bré
29 August 2007 6 Sochaux 1–2 Lyon Montbéliard
20:45 CEST Birsa 22' ( pen.) Benzema 20'
Bodmer 57'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 15,744
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
1 September 2007 7 Lyon 3–2 Le Mans Lyon
20:00 CEST Govou 71'
Benzema 76'
Baroš 78'
Sessègnon 43', 55' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,042
Referee: Bruno Coué
15 September 2007 8 Metz 1–5 Lyon Metz
20:00 CEST Gueye 46' Benzema 4', 36', 38'
Ben Arfa 58'
Juninho 86'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 21,988
Referee: Philippe Malige
23 September 2007 9 Lyon 1–1 Lille Lyon
21:00 CEST Govou 58' Bastos 17' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 32,658
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
29 September 2007 3 Lyon 3–0 Lens Lyon
18:00 CEST Santos 42'
Källström 81'
Benzema 90'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,420
Referee: Thierry Auriac
7 October 2007 10 Bordeaux 1–3 Lyon Bordeaux
18:00 CEST Jussiê 85' Anderson 5'
Benzema 23'
Källström 59'
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 31,919
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
20 October 2007 11 Lyon 3–1 Monaco Lyon
16:15 CEST Juninho 12' ( pen.)
Réveillère 18'
Benzema 50'
Monsoreau 42' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 36,254
Referee: Philippe Kalt
28 October 2007 12 Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 Lyon Paris
21:00 CET Pauleta 61', 90+1' Ben Arfa 40', 43'
Anderson Red card 51'
Govou 84'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 39,787
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
3 November 2007 13 Lyon 2–0 Valenciennes Lyon
20:00 CET Juninho 40'
Govou 87'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,631
Referee: Alain Hamer
11 November 2007 14 Lyon 1–2 Marseille Lyon
21:00 CET Juninho 7' Niang 10' ( pen.), 43' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,811
Referee: Bertrand Layec
24 November 2007 15 Rennes 0–2 Lyon Rennes
17:10 CET Juninho 5' ( pen.)
Ben Arfa 18'
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 28,596
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
2 December 2007 16 Lyon 5–0 Strasbourg Lyon
20:55 CET Källström 13', 80' ( pen.)
Juninho 19'
Benzema 64'
Clerc 78'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 34,595
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
8 December 2007 17 Caen 1–0 Lyon Caen
20:00 CET Gouffran 18' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 20,664
Referee: Alain Hamer
15 December 2007 18 Lyon 0–0 Nice Lyon
17:10 CET Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,280
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
22 December 2007 19 Nancy 1–1 Lyon Tomblaine
17:10 CET Malonga 86' Baroš 80' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 19,898
Referee: Bertrand Layec
12 January 2008 20 Lyon 3–2 Toulouse Lyon
20:00 CET Ben Arfa 17'
Juninho 56'
Benzema 66'
Réveillère 9' ( o.g.)
Fabinho 90+3'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 36,587
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
20 January 2008 21 Lens 3–0 Lyon Lens
20:55 CET Maoulida 55'
Biševac 69'
Mangane 89'
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 32,734
Referee: Philippe Kalt
23 January 2008 22 Lyon 2–0 Lorient Lyon
20:30 CET Ben Arfa 29'
Benzema 74'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,780
Referee: Damien Ledentu
27 January 2008 23 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Lyon Saint-Étienne
20:55 CET Gomis 45+2' Benzema 90+2' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 31,537
Referee: Bertrand Layec
9 February 2008 24 Lyon 4–1 Sochaux Lyon
20:00 CET Bodmer 2', 76'
Govou 90+1'
Benzema 90+3'
Pancrate 52' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,909
Referee: Antony Gautier
16 February 2008 25 Le Mans 1–0 Lyon Le Mans
17:10 CET De Melo 70' Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 14,015
Referee: Thierry Auriac
23 February 2008 26 Lyon 2–0 Metz Lyon
20:00 CET Fred 9', 68' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,281
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
1 March 2008 27 Lille 0–1 Lyon Saint-Denis
17:10 CET Fred 31' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 77,850
Referee: Alain Hamer
9 March 2008 28 Lyon 4–2 Bordeaux Lyon
20:55 CET Bodmer 12', 24'
Benzema 50'
Keita 90'
Wendel 35'
Cavenaghi 61' ( pen.)
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,381
Referee: Stéphane Bré
15 March 2008 29 Monaco 0–3 Lyon Monaco
16:00 CET Keita 21', 37'
Fred 34'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 12,321
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
23 March 2008 30 Lyon 4–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
20:55 CET Fred 8', 36'
Govou 66'
Juninho 72'
Camara 45+2'
Rothen 51' ( pen.)
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,895
Referee: Philippe Kalt
30 March 2008 31 Valenciennes 1–2 Lyon Valenciennes
16:00 CEST Chelle 27' Keita 8'
Govou 65'
Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 15,313
Referee: Bruno Coué
6 April 2008 32 Marseille 3–1 Lyon Marseille
20:55 CEST Cissé 26'
Niang 28', 54'
Cana 45' ( o.g.) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,271
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
12 April 2008 33 Lyon 1–1 Rennes Lyon
17:10 CEST Cris 16' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,900
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
19 April 2008 34 Strasbourg 1–2 Lyon Strasbourg
20:00 CEST Renteria 21'
Mouloungui Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 45'
Bodmer 62'
Grosso 68'
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 26,006
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
26 April 2008 35 Lyon 2–2 Caen Lyon
20:00 CEST Benzema 33', 54' Eluchans 37'
Compan 45'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,068
Referee: Philippe Malige
3 May 2008 36 Nice 0–0 Lyon Nice
17:10 CEST Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 14,206
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
10 May 2008 37 Lyon 1–0 Nancy Lyon
20:45 CEST André Luiz 61' ( o.g.) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,190
Referee: Thierry Auriac
17 May 2008 38 Auxerre 1–3 Lyon Auxerre
20:50 CEST Thomas 76' Benzema 1'
Fred 10'
Källström 52'
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 19,799
Referee: Stéphane Bré

Coupe de France

Lyon got their Coupe de France season off to a strong start defeating Championnat National side Créteil 4–0, with Karim 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 four months with a torn medial ligament. [11] 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 Fred to pull Lyon through to the next round where they faced the defending champions Sochaux. Following an unimpressive first half from both clubs, 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, Benzema again scored for Lyon to give them the victory and the right to move to the quarter-finals, where they faced relegation-bound Metz.

Metz, looking to create something special out of a disappointing league season, played very bravely as they tried to pull off a historic upset. Benzema, however, again scored for Lyon (his 28th of the season and sixth 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 semifinals where they faced Ligue 2 side 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 took 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 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 fourth Coupe de France title in their history and the first in the Jean-Michel Aulas era.

Matches

6 January 2008 Round of 64 Créteil 0–4 Lyon Créteil
18:00 CET Benzema 13', 37', 79' ( pen.)
Juninho 44'
Stadium: Stade Dominique-Duvauchelle
Attendance: 10,640
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
3 February 2008 Round of 32 Croix de Savoie 0–1 Lyon Thonon-les-Bains
16:00 CET Fred 80' Stadium: Stade Joseph Moynat
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Bruno Coué
18 March 2008 Round of 16 Lyon 2–1 Sochaux Lyon
21:00 CET Benzema 56', 90+1' Traoré 90' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 20,012
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
15 April 2008 Quarter-finals Lyon 1–0 Metz Lyon
20:45 CEST Benzema 38' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 27,015
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
7 May 2008 Semi-finals Lyon 1–0 Sedan Lyon
21:00 CEST Juninho 87' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 33,057
Referee: Bertrand Layec
24 May 2008 Final Lyon 1–0 ( a.e.t.) Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Denis
21:00 CEST Govou 103' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 79,204
Referee: Philippe Kalt

Coupe de la Ligue

Lyon entered this year's Coupe de la Ligue as the defending runners-up after losing to Bordeaux in the 2007 final. Having made it to the Champions League, Lyon were given their annual bye into the first knockout round, where they defeated 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 their sturdy defence as they bowed out of the League Cup for the seventh-straight season, their last cup triumph being in 2001.

Matches

31 October 2007 Round of 16 Caen 1–3 Lyon Caen
21:00 CET Grandin 30' Keita 14'
Bodmer 76'
Benzema 89'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 16,336
Referee: Damien Ledentu
16 January 2008 Quarter-finals Le Mans 1–0 Lyon Le Mans
15:00 CET Matsui 29' Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 7,934
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

UEFA Champions League

Lyon made their seventh-straight appearance in the UEFA Champions League. They were pitted in the so-called " group of death", which featured German champions VfB Stuttgart, Spanish giants Barcelona and Scottish giants Rangers. After two disappointing 0–3 losses to Barcelona at the Camp Nou 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 fifth consecutive season.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14 Advance to knockout stage
2 France Lyon 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10
3 Scotland Rangers 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Germany Stuttgart 6 1 0 5 7 15 −8 3
Source: RSSSF
19 September 2007 1 Barcelona Spain 3–0 France Lyon Barcelona, Spain
20:45 Clerc 22' ( o.g.)
Messi 82'
Henry 90+1'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 78,689
Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland)
2 October 2007 2 Lyon France 0–3 Scotland Rangers Lyon, France
20:45 Report McCulloch 23'
Cousin 48'
Beasley 53'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,076
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø ( Norway)
23 October 2007 3 Stuttgart Germany 0–2 France Lyon Stuttgart, Germany
20:45 Report Santos 55'
Benzema 79'
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista ( Portugal)
7 November 2007 4 Lyon France 4–2 Germany Stuttgart Lyon, France
20:45 Ben Arfa 5', 37'
Källström 15'
Juninho 90'
Report Gómez 16', 56' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,215
Referee: Yuri Baskakov ( Russia)
27 November 2007 5 Lyon France 2–2 Spain Barcelona Lyon, France
20:45 Juninho 7', 80' ( pen.) Report Iniesta 3'
Messi 58' ( pen.)
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Stefano Farina ( Italy)
12 December 2007 6 Rangers Scotland 0–3 France Lyon Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 Report Govou 16'
Benzema 85', 88'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,260
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
20 February 2008 First leg Lyon France 1–1 England Manchester United Lyon, France
20:45 Benzema 54' Report Tevez 87' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,219
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo ( Spain)
4 March 2008 Second leg Manchester United England 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
France Lyon Manchester, England
20:45 Ronaldo 41' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,520
Referee: Roberto Rosetti ( Italy)

Statistics

Last updated on 24 May 2008.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Champions League Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK France  FRA Grégory Coupet 28 0 19 0 2 0 1 0 6 0
2 DF France  FRA François Clerc 40 1 21+7 1 4+3 0 0 0 5 0
3 DF Brazil  BRA Cris 17 1 13 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF Switzerland  SUI Patrick Müller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF France  FRA Mathieu Bodmer 51 7 30+8 6 2+3 0 2 1 6 0
6 MF Sweden  SWE Kim Källström 54 6 29+9 5 7+1 1 2 0 6 0
8 MF Brazil  BRA Juninho 47 13 30+3 8 8 3 2 0 4 2
9 FW Brazil  BRA Fred 31 8 14+8 7 1+2 0 2 0 4 1
10 FW France  FRA Karim Benzema 52 31 33+4 20 7 4 2 1 6 6
11 DF Italy  ITA Fabio Grosso 44 1 31 1 7 0 1 0 5 0
14 FW France  FRA Sidney Govou 45 9 26+6 7 8 1 1 0 4 1
18 MF France  FRA Hatem Ben Arfa 43 8 18+13 6 5+3 2 1 0 3 0
19 FW Argentina  ARG César Delgado 10 0 2+6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF France  FRA Anthony Réveillère 40 1 22+6 1 6+1 0 2 0 3 0
21 MF Spain  ESP Marc Crosas 12 0 4+5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 DF Brazil  BRA Anderson 19 1 11+1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0
23 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Kader Keïta 41 5 19+11 4 0+6 0 1 1 4 0
24 MF France  FRA Romain Beynié 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK France  FRA Joan Hartock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW France  FRA Anthony Mounier 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF France  FRA Jérémy Toulalan 41 0 30+1 0 5 0 1 0 4 0
29 DF France  FRA Sébastien Squillaci 50 0 35+1 0 8 0 2 0 4 0
30 GK France  FRA Rémy Vercoutre 26 0 19 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
32 DF France  FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong 13 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
33 DF France  FRA Mickael Charvet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK France  FRA Frédéric Roux 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lyon
2007–08 season
Owner OL Groupe
Chairman Jean-Michel Aulas
Manager Alain Perrin
Stadium Stade de Gerland
Ligue 1 1st
Trophée des Champions Winners
Coupe de la Ligue Quarter-finals
Coupe de France Winners
Champions League Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Karim Benzema (20)
All: Karim Benzema (31)
Highest home attendance40,381 vs Bordeaux (9 March 2008)
Lowest home attendance20,012 vs Sochaux (18 March 2008)
←  2006–07
2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season was Olympique Lyonnais's 49th season in Ligue 1 and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of French football. They were the defending champions having won the title the past six consecutive seasons.

Current squad

As of 8 March 2008. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France  FRA Grégory Coupet ( vice-captain)
2 DF France  FRA François Clerc
3 DF Brazil  BRA Cris ( vice-captain)
4 DF Switzerland  SUI Patrick Müller
5 MF France  FRA Mathieu Bodmer
6 MF Sweden  SWE Kim Källström
8 MF Brazil  BRA Juninho ( captain)
9 FW Brazil  BRA Fred
10 FW France  FRA Karim Benzema
11 DF Italy  ITA Fabio Grosso
14 MF France  FRA Sidney Govou
18 MF France  FRA Hatem Ben Arfa
19 FW Argentina  ARG César Delgado
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF France  FRA Anthony Réveillère
21 MF Spain  ESP Marc Crosas (on loan from Barcelona)
22 DF Brazil  BRA Anderson
23 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Kader Keïta
24 MF France  FRA Romain Beynié
25 GK France  FRA Joan Hartock
27 FW France  FRA Anthony Mounier
28 MF France  FRA Jérémy Toulalan
29 DF France  FRA Sébastien Squillaci
30 GK France  FRA Rémy Vercoutre
32 DF France  FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong
33 DF France  FRA Mickael Charvet
35 GK France  FRA Frédéric Roux

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF France  FRA Mathieu Bodmer ( 6.5M from Lille [1])
11 DF Italy  ITA Fabio Grosso ( 7M from Internazionale [2] [3])
21 DF Algeria  ALG Nadir Belhadj (loan return from Sedan)
22 DF Brazil  BRA Anderson ( 4M from Benfica)
23 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Kader Keïta ( 18M from Lille [1])
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 GK France  FRA Frédéric Roux (free agent from Ajaccio)
19 FW Argentina  ARG César Delgado ( 10M from Cruz Azul) [4]
21 MF Spain  ESP Marc Crosas (on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season)
32 DF France  FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong ( 3M from Juventus)
-- MF Brazil  BRA Ederson ( 15M from Nice, official in June 2008)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Brazil  BRA Caçapa ( Free transfer to Newcastle United)
10 MF France  FRA Florent Malouda ( 21M to Chelsea [5])
15 MF France  FRA Alou Diarra ( 7.75M to Bordeaux [6])
20 DF France  FRA Eric Abidal ( 15M to Barcelona [7])
21 MF Portugal  POR Tiago ( 13M to Juventus [8])
23 DF France  FRA Jérémy Berthod ( 2M to Monaco [9])
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW France  FRA Gregory Bettiol ( 0.33M to Troyes)
39 DF France  FRA Mourad Benhamida ( Free transfer to Montpellier)
-- GK France  FRA Rémy Riou ( 0.8M to Auxerre)
22 FW France  FRA Sylvain Wiltord ( 1.5M to Rennes)
21 DF Algeria  ALG Nadir Belhadj ( 3.6M to Lens)

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Brazil  BRA Fábio Santos (6 month loan to São Paulo)
7 FW Czech Republic  CZE Milan Baroš (6 month loan to Portsmouth)
12 FW France  FRA Loïc Rémy (on loan to Lens until the end of the season) [10]
15 DF France  FRA Sandy Paillot (on loan to Grenoble until the end of the season) [10]

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager France Alain Perrin
Assistant manager France Rémi Garde
Assistant manager France Christophe Galtier
Assistant manager France Bruno Genesio
Club doctor France Jean-Jacques Amprino
Goalkeeping coach France Joël Bats
Special Advisor France Bernard Lacombe

Last updated: 30 May 2007
Source: Olympique Lyonnais

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Novotel (home), Ticket Restaurant (away), Renault Trucks (alternate)

Home
Away
Third/Euro Kit
Alternate Away

Source: OL Boutique

Other information

Chairman France Jean-Michel Aulas
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stade Gerland (41,044 / 112x65 yards)

Source:  Stade Gerland Profile

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 5 August 2007 17 May 2008 Matchday 1 Winners 38 24 7 7 74 37 +37 063.16
Coupe de France 6 January 2008 24 May 2008 Round of 64 Winners 6 6 0 0 10 1 +9 100.00
Coupe de la Ligue 31 October 2007 16 January 2008 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Trophée des Champions 28 July 2007 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
UEFA Champions League 19 September 2007 4 March 2008 Group stage Round of 16 8 3 2 3 12 12 +0 037.50
Total 55 35 9 11 101 53 +48 063.64

Source: Competitions

Trophée des Champions

28 July 2007 Final Lyon 2–1 Sochaux Lyon
17:50 CEST Govou 21'
Cris 43'
Birsa 13' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: Sandryk Biton

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 Auxerre on the final day of the season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 24 7 7 74 37 +37 79 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Bordeaux 38 22 9 7 65 38 +27 75
3 Marseille 38 17 11 10 58 45 +13 62 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nancy 38 15 15 8 44 30 +14 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Saint-Étienne 38 16 10 12 47 34 +13 58
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 24 7 7 74 37  +37 79 14 4 1 44 16  +28 10 3 6 30 21  +9

Last updated: May 17, 2008.
Source: Olympique Lyonnais Statistics

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWWWWDWWWWWLWWLDDWLWDWLWWWWWWLDWDDWW
Position37874212421111111111111111111111111111
Source: Olympique Lyonnais Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 August 2007 1 Lyon 2–0 Auxerre Lyon
21:00 CEST Baroš 33'
Benzema 70'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,537
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
11 August 2007 2 Toulouse 1–0 Lyon Toulouse
17:10 CEST Elmander 90' Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 24,980
Referee: Olivier Thual
18 August 2007 4 Lorient 2–1 Lyon Lorient
20:00 CEST Vahirua 14', 66' Benzema 32' Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 14,612
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
18 August 2007 5 Lyon 1–0 Saint-Étienne Lyon
21:00 CEST Benzema 54' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,438
Referee: Stéphane Bré
29 August 2007 6 Sochaux 1–2 Lyon Montbéliard
20:45 CEST Birsa 22' ( pen.) Benzema 20'
Bodmer 57'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 15,744
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
1 September 2007 7 Lyon 3–2 Le Mans Lyon
20:00 CEST Govou 71'
Benzema 76'
Baroš 78'
Sessègnon 43', 55' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,042
Referee: Bruno Coué
15 September 2007 8 Metz 1–5 Lyon Metz
20:00 CEST Gueye 46' Benzema 4', 36', 38'
Ben Arfa 58'
Juninho 86'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 21,988
Referee: Philippe Malige
23 September 2007 9 Lyon 1–1 Lille Lyon
21:00 CEST Govou 58' Bastos 17' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 32,658
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
29 September 2007 3 Lyon 3–0 Lens Lyon
18:00 CEST Santos 42'
Källström 81'
Benzema 90'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,420
Referee: Thierry Auriac
7 October 2007 10 Bordeaux 1–3 Lyon Bordeaux
18:00 CEST Jussiê 85' Anderson 5'
Benzema 23'
Källström 59'
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 31,919
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
20 October 2007 11 Lyon 3–1 Monaco Lyon
16:15 CEST Juninho 12' ( pen.)
Réveillère 18'
Benzema 50'
Monsoreau 42' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 36,254
Referee: Philippe Kalt
28 October 2007 12 Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 Lyon Paris
21:00 CET Pauleta 61', 90+1' Ben Arfa 40', 43'
Anderson Red card 51'
Govou 84'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 39,787
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
3 November 2007 13 Lyon 2–0 Valenciennes Lyon
20:00 CET Juninho 40'
Govou 87'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,631
Referee: Alain Hamer
11 November 2007 14 Lyon 1–2 Marseille Lyon
21:00 CET Juninho 7' Niang 10' ( pen.), 43' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,811
Referee: Bertrand Layec
24 November 2007 15 Rennes 0–2 Lyon Rennes
17:10 CET Juninho 5' ( pen.)
Ben Arfa 18'
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 28,596
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
2 December 2007 16 Lyon 5–0 Strasbourg Lyon
20:55 CET Källström 13', 80' ( pen.)
Juninho 19'
Benzema 64'
Clerc 78'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 34,595
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
8 December 2007 17 Caen 1–0 Lyon Caen
20:00 CET Gouffran 18' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 20,664
Referee: Alain Hamer
15 December 2007 18 Lyon 0–0 Nice Lyon
17:10 CET Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,280
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
22 December 2007 19 Nancy 1–1 Lyon Tomblaine
17:10 CET Malonga 86' Baroš 80' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 19,898
Referee: Bertrand Layec
12 January 2008 20 Lyon 3–2 Toulouse Lyon
20:00 CET Ben Arfa 17'
Juninho 56'
Benzema 66'
Réveillère 9' ( o.g.)
Fabinho 90+3'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 36,587
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
20 January 2008 21 Lens 3–0 Lyon Lens
20:55 CET Maoulida 55'
Biševac 69'
Mangane 89'
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 32,734
Referee: Philippe Kalt
23 January 2008 22 Lyon 2–0 Lorient Lyon
20:30 CET Ben Arfa 29'
Benzema 74'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,780
Referee: Damien Ledentu
27 January 2008 23 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Lyon Saint-Étienne
20:55 CET Gomis 45+2' Benzema 90+2' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 31,537
Referee: Bertrand Layec
9 February 2008 24 Lyon 4–1 Sochaux Lyon
20:00 CET Bodmer 2', 76'
Govou 90+1'
Benzema 90+3'
Pancrate 52' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,909
Referee: Antony Gautier
16 February 2008 25 Le Mans 1–0 Lyon Le Mans
17:10 CET De Melo 70' Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 14,015
Referee: Thierry Auriac
23 February 2008 26 Lyon 2–0 Metz Lyon
20:00 CET Fred 9', 68' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,281
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
1 March 2008 27 Lille 0–1 Lyon Saint-Denis
17:10 CET Fred 31' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 77,850
Referee: Alain Hamer
9 March 2008 28 Lyon 4–2 Bordeaux Lyon
20:55 CET Bodmer 12', 24'
Benzema 50'
Keita 90'
Wendel 35'
Cavenaghi 61' ( pen.)
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,381
Referee: Stéphane Bré
15 March 2008 29 Monaco 0–3 Lyon Monaco
16:00 CET Keita 21', 37'
Fred 34'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 12,321
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
23 March 2008 30 Lyon 4–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
20:55 CET Fred 8', 36'
Govou 66'
Juninho 72'
Camara 45+2'
Rothen 51' ( pen.)
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,895
Referee: Philippe Kalt
30 March 2008 31 Valenciennes 1–2 Lyon Valenciennes
16:00 CEST Chelle 27' Keita 8'
Govou 65'
Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 15,313
Referee: Bruno Coué
6 April 2008 32 Marseille 3–1 Lyon Marseille
20:55 CEST Cissé 26'
Niang 28', 54'
Cana 45' ( o.g.) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,271
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
12 April 2008 33 Lyon 1–1 Rennes Lyon
17:10 CEST Cris 16' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,900
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
19 April 2008 34 Strasbourg 1–2 Lyon Strasbourg
20:00 CEST Renteria 21'
Mouloungui Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 45'
Bodmer 62'
Grosso 68'
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 26,006
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
26 April 2008 35 Lyon 2–2 Caen Lyon
20:00 CEST Benzema 33', 54' Eluchans 37'
Compan 45'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,068
Referee: Philippe Malige
3 May 2008 36 Nice 0–0 Lyon Nice
17:10 CEST Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 14,206
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
10 May 2008 37 Lyon 1–0 Nancy Lyon
20:45 CEST André Luiz 61' ( o.g.) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,190
Referee: Thierry Auriac
17 May 2008 38 Auxerre 1–3 Lyon Auxerre
20:50 CEST Thomas 76' Benzema 1'
Fred 10'
Källström 52'
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 19,799
Referee: Stéphane Bré

Coupe de France

Lyon got their Coupe de France season off to a strong start defeating Championnat National side Créteil 4–0, with Karim 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 four months with a torn medial ligament. [11] 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 Fred to pull Lyon through to the next round where they faced the defending champions Sochaux. Following an unimpressive first half from both clubs, 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, Benzema again scored for Lyon to give them the victory and the right to move to the quarter-finals, where they faced relegation-bound Metz.

Metz, looking to create something special out of a disappointing league season, played very bravely as they tried to pull off a historic upset. Benzema, however, again scored for Lyon (his 28th of the season and sixth 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 semifinals where they faced Ligue 2 side 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 took 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 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 fourth Coupe de France title in their history and the first in the Jean-Michel Aulas era.

Matches

6 January 2008 Round of 64 Créteil 0–4 Lyon Créteil
18:00 CET Benzema 13', 37', 79' ( pen.)
Juninho 44'
Stadium: Stade Dominique-Duvauchelle
Attendance: 10,640
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
3 February 2008 Round of 32 Croix de Savoie 0–1 Lyon Thonon-les-Bains
16:00 CET Fred 80' Stadium: Stade Joseph Moynat
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Bruno Coué
18 March 2008 Round of 16 Lyon 2–1 Sochaux Lyon
21:00 CET Benzema 56', 90+1' Traoré 90' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 20,012
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
15 April 2008 Quarter-finals Lyon 1–0 Metz Lyon
20:45 CEST Benzema 38' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 27,015
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
7 May 2008 Semi-finals Lyon 1–0 Sedan Lyon
21:00 CEST Juninho 87' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 33,057
Referee: Bertrand Layec
24 May 2008 Final Lyon 1–0 ( a.e.t.) Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Denis
21:00 CEST Govou 103' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 79,204
Referee: Philippe Kalt

Coupe de la Ligue

Lyon entered this year's Coupe de la Ligue as the defending runners-up after losing to Bordeaux in the 2007 final. Having made it to the Champions League, Lyon were given their annual bye into the first knockout round, where they defeated 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 their sturdy defence as they bowed out of the League Cup for the seventh-straight season, their last cup triumph being in 2001.

Matches

31 October 2007 Round of 16 Caen 1–3 Lyon Caen
21:00 CET Grandin 30' Keita 14'
Bodmer 76'
Benzema 89'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 16,336
Referee: Damien Ledentu
16 January 2008 Quarter-finals Le Mans 1–0 Lyon Le Mans
15:00 CET Matsui 29' Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 7,934
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

UEFA Champions League

Lyon made their seventh-straight appearance in the UEFA Champions League. They were pitted in the so-called " group of death", which featured German champions VfB Stuttgart, Spanish giants Barcelona and Scottish giants Rangers. After two disappointing 0–3 losses to Barcelona at the Camp Nou 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 fifth consecutive season.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14 Advance to knockout stage
2 France Lyon 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10
3 Scotland Rangers 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Germany Stuttgart 6 1 0 5 7 15 −8 3
Source: RSSSF
19 September 2007 1 Barcelona Spain 3–0 France Lyon Barcelona, Spain
20:45 Clerc 22' ( o.g.)
Messi 82'
Henry 90+1'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 78,689
Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland)
2 October 2007 2 Lyon France 0–3 Scotland Rangers Lyon, France
20:45 Report McCulloch 23'
Cousin 48'
Beasley 53'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,076
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø ( Norway)
23 October 2007 3 Stuttgart Germany 0–2 France Lyon Stuttgart, Germany
20:45 Report Santos 55'
Benzema 79'
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista ( Portugal)
7 November 2007 4 Lyon France 4–2 Germany Stuttgart Lyon, France
20:45 Ben Arfa 5', 37'
Källström 15'
Juninho 90'
Report Gómez 16', 56' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,215
Referee: Yuri Baskakov ( Russia)
27 November 2007 5 Lyon France 2–2 Spain Barcelona Lyon, France
20:45 Juninho 7', 80' ( pen.) Report Iniesta 3'
Messi 58' ( pen.)
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Stefano Farina ( Italy)
12 December 2007 6 Rangers Scotland 0–3 France Lyon Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 Report Govou 16'
Benzema 85', 88'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,260
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
20 February 2008 First leg Lyon France 1–1 England Manchester United Lyon, France
20:45 Benzema 54' Report Tevez 87' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,219
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo ( Spain)
4 March 2008 Second leg Manchester United England 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
France Lyon Manchester, England
20:45 Ronaldo 41' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,520
Referee: Roberto Rosetti ( Italy)

Statistics

Last updated on 24 May 2008.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Champions League Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK France  FRA Grégory Coupet 28 0 19 0 2 0 1 0 6 0
2 DF France  FRA François Clerc 40 1 21+7 1 4+3 0 0 0 5 0
3 DF Brazil  BRA Cris 17 1 13 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF Switzerland  SUI Patrick Müller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF France  FRA Mathieu Bodmer 51 7 30+8 6 2+3 0 2 1 6 0
6 MF Sweden  SWE Kim Källström 54 6 29+9 5 7+1 1 2 0 6 0
8 MF Brazil  BRA Juninho 47 13 30+3 8 8 3 2 0 4 2
9 FW Brazil  BRA Fred 31 8 14+8 7 1+2 0 2 0 4 1
10 FW France  FRA Karim Benzema 52 31 33+4 20 7 4 2 1 6 6
11 DF Italy  ITA Fabio Grosso 44 1 31 1 7 0 1 0 5 0
14 FW France  FRA Sidney Govou 45 9 26+6 7 8 1 1 0 4 1
18 MF France  FRA Hatem Ben Arfa 43 8 18+13 6 5+3 2 1 0 3 0
19 FW Argentina  ARG César Delgado 10 0 2+6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF France  FRA Anthony Réveillère 40 1 22+6 1 6+1 0 2 0 3 0
21 MF Spain  ESP Marc Crosas 12 0 4+5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 DF Brazil  BRA Anderson 19 1 11+1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0
23 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Kader Keïta 41 5 19+11 4 0+6 0 1 1 4 0
24 MF France  FRA Romain Beynié 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK France  FRA Joan Hartock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW France  FRA Anthony Mounier 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF France  FRA Jérémy Toulalan 41 0 30+1 0 5 0 1 0 4 0
29 DF France  FRA Sébastien Squillaci 50 0 35+1 0 8 0 2 0 4 0
30 GK France  FRA Rémy Vercoutre 26 0 19 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
32 DF France  FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong 13 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
33 DF France  FRA Mickael Charvet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK France  FRA Frédéric Roux 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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