Olympique Lyonnais - Revival Of The French Giants

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September
Mostly a good month.
We do suffer a shock loss in the league though.

September Fixtures

Girondins Bordeaux 2-4 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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A good performance as we overcome a good 'Bordeaux' side away from home. 'Alexandre Lacazette' with 2 of our goals.

Olympique Lyonnais 4-1 FC Kobenhavn (Champions League Group Stage)
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We went behind early, but were dominant for the most part and ended up winning 4-1.

Olympique Lyonnais 1-3 FC Nantes (Ligue 1)
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'FC Nantes' caused an upset as they came from behind to beat us 3-1 at our place.

OGC Nice 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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A comfortable 2-0 win over 'Nice'.

Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 Montpellier HSC (Ligue 1)
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A quality performance as we convincingly beat 'Montpellier'.

RSC Anderlecht 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais (Champions League Group Stage)
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Our opponents from Belgium put up a strong fight, but in the end our quality shone through and we come away with a 2-0 win.

Ligue 1 Table

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We are 2nd in the table, and 3 points behind leaders 'FC Lorient'. We do have a game in hand though, so we could go top on goal difference if we win.

Player Of The Month

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Alexandre Lacazette was our best player this month. The forward/striker managed to score 5 goals this month.

What To Expect In The Next Update
Will we go top of the league?

 

[Kerguelen]

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October
An excellent month.
We win all our fixtures.
We had some very tough fixtures too.

October Fixtures

Toulouse FC 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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A comfortable 2-0 win over Toulouse FC. Goals from 'Guieda Fofana' & 'Alexandre Lacazette' seal victory for us.

Olympique Lyonnais 3-2 FC Lorient (Ligue 1)
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We get the win we wanted against high flying 'FC Lorient' but we didn't make things easy for ourselves. We were 3-0 up after just 33 minutes played, but at the end of the game we were struggling to hold onto our 3-2 lead.

Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Bayern Munich (Champions League Group Stage)
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2 late goals give us a very important and very impressive 2-0 win over 'Bayern Munich'.

Valenciennes FC 0-3 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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A good 3-0 over 'Valenciennes FC'.

Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 AS Monaco (Ligue 1)
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A very important win over 'Monaco'. I'm happy to have won as they are a side I usually struggle against.

Ligue 1 Table

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We are now 3 points clear at the top of the league. 'FC Lorient' are 2nd & PSG are 3rd.

Player Of The Month

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'Ricardo Rodriguez' was our best player this month. The left-back was key for us in defence and helped us keep 4 clean sheets this month.

What To Expect In The Next Update
Will our impressive form continue?

 

[Kerguelen]

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November
A poor start to the month, but overall it was a good month.
Welcome back 'Yassine Benzia'.
'Yassine Benzia' had been dismal for a year now and I was considering selling him in January. Not any more.

November Fixtures

Bayern Munich 4-1 Olympique Lyonnais (Champions League Group Stage)
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After taking the lead, we crumble to a heavy and disappointing 4-1 defeat.

Olympique De Marsielle 0-1 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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'Yassine Benzia' scores from the spot to give us what was a very fortunate victory.

Olympique Lyonnais 4-0 AS Saint-Etienne (Ligue 1)
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'Yassine Benzia' stole the show, scoring all 4 goals as we smash our fierce rivals in the Rhone derby.

FC Kobenhavn 0-3 Olympique Lyonnais (Champions League Group Stage)
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A good 3-0 victory over the Danish champions in Denmark.

LOSC Lille 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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We come from behind to grab a win against a struggling 'Lille' side.

Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 RSC Anderlecht (Champions League Group Stage)
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We end the month with a good 3-0 victory against 'RSC Anderlecht'.

Ligue 1 Table

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We are doing very well, and are now 7 points clear of 2nd placed PSG. 'FC Lorient' had a poor month and dropped off into 3rd.

Player Of The Month

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'Yassine Benzia' is back. The striker had an amazing month scoring 8 goals in 5 games.

Champions League Group Table

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We end up winning our group, with 'Bayern Munich' finishing 2nd.

What To Expect In The Next Update
Will we keep up our great league form?
Will 'Yassine Benzia' continue his amazing form into December?

 

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December
Our inconsistent form returns.
A fairly disappointing month.

December Fixtures

Olympique Lyonnais 1-1 En Avent De Guinguap (Ligue 1)
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A poor performance and result. We only manage to draw at home with a relegation threatened side.

Stade De Remis 1-4 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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A 4-1 win is a good result, but it wasn't as comfortable as the scoreline suggests. Our opponents had more possession & more shots on target.

AS Saint-Etienne 2-0 Olympique Lyonnais (Coupe De La Ligue 4th Round)
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We were very poor tonight, and our fierce rivals manage to kick us out of the 'League Cup' which is very disappointing.

Stade Rennais FC 1-1 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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Disappointed to concede in the last minute of the game and drop a couple of very important points. A draw was probably a fair result though.

Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1)
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A very good performance. We dominate 'PSG' and run out deserved 2-0 winners.

Ligue 1 Table

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Despite a less than impressive month by my standards, we find ourselves 6 points clear at the top of the league.

Player Of The Month

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Star midfielder 'Clement Grenier' was our best player this month.

Wonder-kid David Thomas Earns Recognition

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My amazing wonder-kid 'David Thomas' won the award for Revelation of the year. I'm delighted for him.

What To Expect In The Next Update
Will we sign any new players in the January transfer window.

 

[Kerguelen]

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January
A good month.
We win all our fixtures.
2 new signings, both youngsters with a lot of potential.

January Fixtures

AS Magenta 0-7 Olympique Lyonnais (French Cup 9th Round)
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We battered a side from the the French owned island of 'New Caledonia'. I had never heard of this side before, yet their reputation is continental. Anyway, whoever they are they didn't put up a fight as we smash them 7-0.

CS Sedan Ardennes 0-2 Olympiqye Lyonnais (French Cup 10th Round)
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2 goals from 'Alexandre Lacazette' seal our path to the next round of the French Cup.

ESTAC Troyes 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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A comfortable 2-0 win over 'Troyes' as expected.

Olympique Lyonnais 3-2 Racing Club De Lens (Ligue 1)
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We struggled against 'Lens' today. Twice we were a goal behind, but we were able to win 3-2 in the end.

SC Bastia 0-1 Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1)
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A hard fought win over 'SC Bastia'. Striker 'Yassine Benzia' with the only goal of the game.

Ligue 1 Table

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We are now 9 points clear at the top of the league, and I expect us to win the league now considering where we are and the fact it's the end of January.

Player Of The Month

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Forawrd 'Alexandre Lacazette' was our best player this month, managing to score 5 goals.

Players In

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Ardijan Mikijelj (£1.3mil From Leiga Warsaw) Our first signing is young striker 'Ardijan Mikijelj'. I actually didn't sign him, our Director of Football did. We will be loaned back to the polish side for the rest of the season.

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Andreir (£3.0mil From Corinthians) Our 2nd signing is right back 'Andreir'. He looks like a brilliant prospect.

Transfer Centre

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In terms of outgoings, just a few players leaving on loan deals to get some first-team experience.

What To Expect In The Next Update
February will be a tough month. How will we cope.
We will play 'Shakhtar Donestk' in the Champions League 1st knockout round, who are very similar to ourselves in terms of ability.