2010–11 Olympique Lyonnais season

The 2010–11 season is French football club Olympique Lyonnais's 52nd season in Ligue 1 and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of French football. The season is the club's second straight season overall where it has not won any silverware. Due to the club's second-place finish the previous season, Lyon will compete in the UEFA Champions League for the 11th-straight season.[1]

Lyon
2010–11 season
ChairmanJean-Michel Aulas
ManagerClaude Puel
GroundStade de Gerland
Ligue 13rd
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lisandro López (17)

All:
Lisandro López (19)
Highest home attendance39,548 (25 September vs Marseille, Ligue 1)
Lowest home attendance26,587 (27 October vs Paris SG, Coupe de la Ligue)

News

On 8 June 2010, Lyon reached a three-year agreement on a partnership with Groupama, an international insurance company based in Paris. The deal is valued at €4.5 million a year. The company's logo will be displayed on the back of the player's shirts.[2]

On 9 June, French newspaper L'Equipe reported that Olympique Lyonnais sporting director Marino Faccioli would depart the club on 1 July to become the director of the France national football team. The report also stated that Faccioli was new manager Laurent Blanc's first-choice for the position.[3] Two hours later, Faccioli denied the report stating that no agreements had been made between the two parties.[4] On the previous day, Lyon confirmed the arrival of Philippe Sauze as a new general director. Sauze is the current vice-president of American company Electronic Arts. The hiring of Sauze will redefined the different functions of several directors with the "possible departure of Marino Faccioli to the France team" being in mind.[5]

On 14 June, Lyon confirmed their first transfer arrival to the club after reaching an agreement with Rennes for the transfer of Jimmy Briand. The transfer fee was priced at €6 million and Briand is expected to replace Sidney Govou who departed the club for Greek side Panathinaikos on 5 July.[6][7]

On 22 July, Lyon officials announced that the club had signed captain Cris to a two-year contract extension until 2013.[8][9]

On 23 August 2010, Lyon confirmed on its website that the club had reached an agreement with Bordeaux for the transfer of Gourcuff. Gourcuff had reportedly stated the previous day that he wanted to join Lyon.[10] After successfully passing his medical on 24 August, Gourcuff will sign a long-term contract with the club and the transfer fee is priced at €22 million, which will be paid in three installments by 31 December 2012.[11][12]

On 6 March 2011, Lyon officials confirmed that midfielder Jérémy Toulalan signed a contract extension with Lyon until 2015.[13]

Transfers

Summer in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
45 GK Gorgelin 19EU Youth system Promoted Y Summer 2013 Youth system France Football
15 DF Mensah 27Non-EU Sunderland Loan Return Y Summer 2013 N/A
24 MF Pied 21EU Metz Loan Return Y Summer 2011 N/A
FW Piquionne 31EU Portsmouth Loan Return Y Summer 2012 N/A
7 FW Briand 24EU Rennes Transferred Y Summer 2014 €6M OLWeb
38 FW Lacazette 19EU Youth system Promoted Y Summer 2014 Youth system Foot National
39 FW Belfodil 18EU Youth system Promoted Y Summer 2014 Youth system Le Figaro
29 MF Gourcuff 24EU Bordeaux Transferred Y Summer 2015 €22M OLWeb
4 DF Diakhaté 26EU Dynamo Kyiv Loaned Y Summer OLWeb

Total spending: 28 million

Summer Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
43 FW Court 20EU Sedan Transferred Y Summer Free
47 MF Tie Bi 19EU Évian Transferred Y Summer Free
14 FW Govou 30EU Panathinaikos Contract Ended Y Summer Free
2 DF Clerc 27EU Contract Ended Y Summer Free
MF Archimbaud 20EU Gap Transferred Y Summer Free OLWeb
5 MF Bodmer 27EU Paris Saint-Germain Transferred Y Summer €2.5M France Football
FW Piquionne 31EU West Ham United Transferred Y Summer €1.2M OLWeb
4 DF Boumsong 30EU Panathinaikos Transferred Y Summer €500,000 ESPN
15 DF Mensah 27EU Sunderland Loaned Y Summer €500,000 OLWeb
46 DF Abenzoar 21EU Arles-Avignon Loaned Y Summer OLWeb
MF Heyninck 20EU Jura Sud Transferred Y Summer Free Foot National
23 DF Anderson 30EU Contract Terminated Y Summer Le Parisien
29 FW Tafer 19EU Toulouse Loaned Y Summer TFC
35 FW Seguin 20EU Dijon Loaned Y Summer OLWeb

Total income: 4.7 million

Winter out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
17 MF Makoun 27EU Aston Villa Transferred Y Summer €6M L'Equipe

Total income: 6 million

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Lloris34EU 2008 141 0 2013 €8.5M
2 DF Gassama31EU 2008 24 0 2011 Youth system
3 DF Cris (captain)43EU 2004 276 25 2013 €3.5M
4 DF Diakhaté36Non-EU 2010 29 1 2011
5 DF Lovren31EU 2010 (Winter) 47 1 2014 €10M
6 MF Källström38EU 2006 264 20 2012 €8M
7 FW Briand35EU 2010 43 8 2014 €6M
8 MF Pjanić30EU 2008 113 15 2013 €8M
9 FW López37EU 2009 83 41 2014 €24M
10 MF Ederson35Non-EU 2008 88 8 2013 €15M
11 MF Bastos37Non-EU 2009 82 23 2013 €18M
12 DF Kolodziejczak29EU 2008 13 0 2013 €2.25M
13 DF Réveillère41EU 2003 296 3 2011 Free
15 FW Novillo28EU 2010 1 0 Undisclosed Youth system
18 FW Gomis35EU 2009 95 28 2014 €13M
19 MF Delgado39Non-EU 2008 (Winter) 98 9 2011 €11M
20 DF Cissokho33EU 2009 82 2 2014 €15M
21 MF Gonalons31EU 2009 54 2 2014 Youth system
22 MF Grenier30EU 2008 11 0 2011 Youth system
24 FW Pied30EU 2009 33 3 2014 Youth system
28 MF Toulalan (VC)37EU 2006 207 1 2015 €7M
29 MF Gourcuff34EU 2010 34 4 2015 €22M
30 GK Vercoutre40EU 2002 53 0 2012 Free
38 FW Lacazette29EU 2009 10 2 2014 Youth system
39 FW Belfodil29EU 2009 4 0 2014 Youth system
45 GK Gorgelin30EU 2010 0 0 2013 Youth system
48 MF Reale29EU 2010 1 0 2011 Youth system

Club

Coaching staff

Claude Puel, third season in charge of Lyon.
Position Staff
Manager Claude Puel
Assistant manager Patrick Collot
Second team manager Bruno Genesio
First team coach Christophe Toni
Technical coach Rémi Garde
Striker coach Sonny Anderson
Goalkeeper coach Joël Bats
Team doctor Emmanuel Ohrant
Physiotherapist Sylvain Rousseau
Physiotherapist Patrick Perret
Physiotherapist Abdeljelil Redissi
Fitness coach Alexandre Dellal
Intendant Guy Genet
Intendant Jérôme Renaud

Last updated: 22 June
Source: OLweb.fr

Stade de Gerland, current stadia of Lyon.

Other information

Chairman Jean-Michel Aulas
Special Advisor Bernard Lacombe
Club Director Olivier Blanc
General Director Philippe Sauze
Club Ambassador Sonny Anderson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stade de Gerland (41,044 / 112x65 meters)

Updated to match played 22 June
Source: OLweb.fr

Team kit

On 7 August 2009, Lyon announced that the club would be vacating the club's kit deal with Umbro in order to sign a ten-year deal with the German sportswear brand Adidas, effective at the start of the 2010–11 season with Lyon earning €5 million a year annually from the deal.[14] On 1 July 2010, the club's new home kit was unveiled to the public. The shirt has a white base color with the club's traditional red and blue stripe. However, the stripe, unlike previous seasons, is positioned diagonally across the shirt running from left to right. The club's sponsor, BetClic, features prominently in the middle of the shirt. On 13 July, the club's away kit was unveiled. The kit is strikingly similar to the Russia national team away kit and is mostly burgundy with gold linings around the collar, shoulders, shorts, and socks. The away shirt will feature the club's new sponsor, Everest Poker. The club's European kit was unveiled on 31 July.

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): BetClic (home), Everest Poker (away)

Home
Away
Third

Last updated: 20 August 2010.
Source: OL Boutique

Pre-season

On 17 June 2010, Lyon confirmed that the team would play six friendly matches ahead of the 2010–11 football season. Prior to contesting the preparation matches, the team trained in the mountainous commune of Tignes. On 7 July, Lyon contested their first match against Swiss club Servette at the Stade Eric Cantona in Tignes. Lyon won the match 3–1 with Ederson scoring a brace in a span of four minutes. The following week, the club embarked on a road trip first traveling to Portugal to play Sporting CP in Lisbon. Lyon lost the match 2–0 conceding the first goal in the 3rd minute of play courtesy of Tonel and, later in the second half, allowing a goal from winger Yannick Djaló to seal the match for the home team. Lyon then traveled to Italy to play Juventus in Cosenza on 24 July. The team suffered their second consecutive defeat losing to the Italians 2–1. Lyon, initially, took the lead following a penalty conversion from Ederson in the 22nd minute, his third goal of the pre-season campaign. However, following an Aly Cissokho red card midway through the first half, Lyon played the rest of the match with ten men and conceded a penalty to Juventus, which was converted by Alessandro Del Piero in the 39th minute. The game-winning goal was scored by midfielder Simone Pepe in the 75th minute.

After departing Italy, the team ventured to England to participate in the 2010 edition of the Emirates Cup. Lyon contested matches on back-to-back days against Scottish club Celtic and Italian club Milan. In the match against Celtic, Lyon took a two-goal lead courtesy of goals from Michel Bastos and youth product Harry Novillo with the former converting a blistering free kick. However, following the entrance of several youth players for Lyon, the club conceded two late goals from Celtic to even the match at 2–2. Against Milan, several veteran players such as Hugo Lloris and Jérémy Toulalan made their debuts in the tournament. Lyon conceded the opening goal in the 55th minute with Milan striker Marco Borriello connecting on a cross from the left side after his shot was initially saved by Lloris. Lyon evened the match in the 79th minute with Jimmy Briand scoring his second goal of the pre-season after running onto a header following a perfect cross from Miralem Pjanić. The 1–1 scoreline was eventually the final result and Lyon were set to be crowned champions of the competition, however, following Arsenal's 3–2 victory over Celtic, the debutantes were knocked back into third place where they remained. Prior to playing in the pre-season tournament, Lyon played Nottingham Forest on 28 July at the City Ground in Nottingham coming out of the match with a 3–1 win. New signing Jimmy Briand and striker Bafétimbi Gomis recorded goals in the match with the latter netting two.[15]

Friendly

7 July 2010 Lyon 3–1 Servette Tignes, France
17:00 CEST Ederson  21', 25'
Gomis  39'
Report Karanović  70' Stadium: Stade Eric Cantona
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Philippe Malige (France)
18 July 2010 Sporting CP 2–0 Lyon Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST Tonel  3'
Djaló  72'
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: João Capela (Portugal)
24 July 2010 Juventus 2–1 Lyon Cosenza, Italy
20:45 CEST Del Piero  39' (pen.)
Pepe  75'
Report Ederson  22' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio San Vito
Referee: Carmine Russo (Italy)
28 July 2010 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Lyon Nottingham, England
20:30 CEST Adebola  34' Report Gomis  8', 40'
Briand  63'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 7,178
Referee: Peter Walton (England)

Emirates Cup

31 July 2010 Lyon 2–2 Celtic London, England
14:00 CEST Bastos  28'
Novillo  54'
Report Hooper  82'
Samaras  89'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
1 August 2010 Milan 1–1 Lyon London, England
14:00 CEST Borriello  55' Report Briand  79' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

Last updated: 23 June 2010
Source: OLWeb.fr

Competitions

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Ligue 1 3rd 7 August29 May
UEFA Champions League Group stage First Knockout Round 14 September16 March
Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16 Round of 16 26 October26 October
Coupe de France Round of 64 Round of 32 8 January23 January

Updated to match played 16 March 2011
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lille (C) 38 21 13 4 68 36 +32 76 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 38 18 14 6 62 39 +23 68
3 Lyon 38 17 13 8 61 40 +21 64 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Paris Saint-Germain 38 15 15 8 56 41 +15 60 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Sochaux 38 17 7 14 60 43 +17 58
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. As 2010–11 Coupe de France winners Lille are qualified for the UEFA Champions League and cup runners-up Paris St. Germain are already ensured of a UEFA Europa League spot via league placement, the play-off round berth reserved for the cup winners was awarded to Sochaux, the fifth-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 18 12 8 61 40  +21 66 12 6 1 35 12  +23 6 6 7 26 28  −2

Source: lfp.fr

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDLWLDLLWWDWDWWDWWDDWLDWWDWWDDWLWLWLDDW
Position11161017161718171414101188853444365453344333333333
Source: lfp.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 August 2010 1 Lyon 0–0 Monaco Lyon
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,275
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany)
15 August 2010 2 Caen 3–2 Lyon Caen
17:00 CET El-Arabi  2'
Yatabaré  16'
N'Diaye  77'
Report Gomis  6', 23' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 19,937
Referee: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine)
21 August 2010 3 Lyon 1–0 Brest Lyon
19:00 CET Makoun  19' Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 32,720
Referee: Philippe Kalt (Alsace)
28 August 2010 4 Lorient 2–0 Lyon Lorient
19:00 CET Gameiro  9' (pen.)
Kitambala  66'
Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie)
11 September 2010 5 Lyon 1–1 Valenciennes Lyon
19:00 CET Pied  26' Report Bong  69' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,925
Referee: Bruno Coue (Méditerranée)
19 September 2010 6 Bordeaux 2–0 Lyon Bordeaux
21:00 CET Diarra  59'
Jussiê  90+2'
Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 29,890
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany)
25 September 2010 7 Lyon 0–1 Saint-Étienne Lyon
21:00 CET Report Payet  75' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,408
Referee: Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
2 October 2010 8 Nancy 2–3 Lyon Tomblaine
19:00 CET André Luiz  58'
Féret  69'
Report López  37'
Briand  55', 75'
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 17,252
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (Centre Ouest)
17 October 2010 9 Lyon 3–1 Lille Lyon
21:00 CET López  3', 56'
Gourcuff  41'
Report Sow  52' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 34,976
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie)
24 October 2010 10 Arles-Avignon 1–1 Lyon Avignon
17:00 CET Dja Djedje  36' Report Briand  47' Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 11,547
Referee: Pascal Vileo (Aquitaine)
30 October 2010 11 Lyon 2–1 Sochaux Lyon
19:00 CET Bastos  31'
Lacazette  69'
Report Ideye  66' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 33,992
Referee: Philippe Kalt (Alsace)
6 November 2010 12 Rennes 1–1 Lyon Rennes
21:00 CET Ekoko  5' Report Bastos  53' Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 28,357
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Lower Normandy)
14 November 2010 13 Lyon 1–0 Nice Lyon
21:00 CET Pied  30' Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 32,672
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany)
21 November 2010 14 Lens 1–3 Lyon Lens
21:00 CET Akalé  25' Report Gomis  64', 73'
López  89'
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 32,518
Referee: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine)
28 November 2010 15 Lyon 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
21:00 CET Cissokho  54'
Gomis  86'
Report Nenê  63'
Hoarau  83'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 34,965
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie)
4 December 2010 16 Montpellier 1–2 Lyon Montpellier
21:00 CET Spahić  80' Report López  5', 90+4' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 18,990
Referee: Stéphane Bré (Brittany)
12 December 2010 17 Lyon 2–0 Toulouse Lyon
17:00 CET López  5'
Gomis  34'
Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 32,544
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Île-de-France)
19 December 2010 18 Marseille 1–1 Lyon Marseille
21:00 CET Valbuena  51' Report López  35' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Clément Turpin (Bourgogne)
22 December 2010 19 Lyon 1–1 Auxerre Lyon
19:00 CET Mignot  45+1' (o.g.) Report Quercia  46' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (Picardie)
15 January 2011 20 Lyon 3–0 Lorient Lyon
21:00 CET Gomis  41', 56'
Källström  53'
Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Pascal Vileo (Aquitaine)
29 January 2011 21 Valenciennes 2–1 Lyon Valenciennes
19:00 CET Biševac  51' (pen.)
Pujol  58'
Report Bastos  70' Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté)
6 February 2011 22 Lyon 0–0 Bordeaux Lyon
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
12 February 2011 23 Saint-Étienne 1–4 Lyon Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET Bocanegra  13' Report Gomis  28'
Bayal Sall  40' (o.g.)
Bastos  69'
Briand  90+1'
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany)
18 February 2011 24 Lyon 4–0 Nancy Lyon
20:45 CET Gourcuff  37'
Pied  76'
Pjanić  86'
Briand  89'
Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine)
27 February 2011 25 Lille 1–1 Lyon Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET Sow  8' Report Källström  26' Stadium: Stadium Nord Lille Métropole
Attendance: 17,166
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Lower Normandy)
6 March 2011 26 Lyon 5–0 Arles-Avignon Lyon
17:00 CET López  14', 51', 55'
Pjanić  18'
Bastos  90+3'
Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Jerome Miguelgorry
12 March 2011 27 Sochaux 0–2 Lyon Montbéliard
19:00 CET Report López  22'
Pjanić  64'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardy)
19 March 2011 28 Lyon 1–1 Rennes Lyon
21:00 CET Gomis  28' Report Théophile-Catherine  87' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
2 April 2011 29 Nice 2–2 Lyon Nice
17:00 CEST Mouloungui  90'
Civelli  90+3'
Report Källström  22'
López  45'
Stadium: Stade du Ray
Referee: Stéphane Bré (Brittany)
10 April 2011 30 Lyon 3–0 Lens Lyon
21:00 CEST Bedimo  55' (o.g.)
Briand  61'
López  90+1'
Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (Picardie)
17 April 2011 31 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Lyon Paris
21:00 CEST Camara  76' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Lower Normandy)
27 April 2011 32 Lyon 3–2 Montpellier Lyon
19:00 CEST Ederson  23'
López  55'
Gourcuff  90'
Report Giroud  30'
Camara  84'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Île-de-France)
1 May 2011 33 Toulouse 2–0 Lyon Toulouse
19:00 CEST Cetto  29'
Cissokho  68' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie)
8 May 2011 34 Lyon 3–2 Marseille Lyon
21:00 CEST López  25' (pen.)
Delgado  69'
Cris  84'
Report González  70'
Rémy  78'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,548
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
11 May 2011 35 Auxerre 4–0 Lyon Auxerre
19:00 CET Oliech  20'
Traoré  45+1', 50'
Hengbart  79'
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Philippe Kalt (Alsace)
16 May 2011 36 Brest 1–1 Lyon Brest
21:00 CET Licka  76' Report Ederson  15' Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
21 May 2011 37 Lyon 0–0 Caen Lyon
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
29 May 2011 38 Monaco 0–2 Lyon Fontvieille
21:00 CET Report Diakhaté  67'
López  82'
Stadium: Stade Louis II

Last updated: 2 May 2011
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel

Coupe de France

8 January 2011 Round of 64 Caen 0–1 Lyon Caen
20:45 CET Report Diakhaté  74' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Referee: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine)
23 January 2011 Round of 32 Nice 1–0 (a.e.t.) Lyon Nice
20:45 CET Clerc  96' Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

Last updated: 23 January 2011
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel

Coupe de la Ligue

27 October 2010 Round of 16 Lyon 1–2 (a.e.t.) Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
20:45 CET Briand  39' Report Bodmer  88'
Giuly  101'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 26,587
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (Picardy)

Last updated: 14 December 2010
Source: LFP

UEFA Champions League

Lyon entered the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League for the 11th straight season having come off a successful European campaign last year, in which the club reached the semi-finals of the competition. Due to the club's second-place finish last year, Lyon were automatically inserted into the group stage portion of the competition. On 26 August 2010, draw for the group stage of the Champions League was determined. Due to Braga's victory over Sevilla in the third qualifying round, Lyon were inserted into Pot 1. Following the draw, Lyon were inserted into Group B with Portuguese club Benfica from Pot 2, German club Schalke 04 from Pot 3, and Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv from Pot 4.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Schalke 04 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Lyon 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10
3 Benfica 6 2 0 4 7 12 5 6 Transfer to Europa League
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 1 2 3 7 10 3 5
Source:
14 September 2010 1 Lyon 1–0 Schalke 04 Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bastos  21' Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,552
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
29 September 2010 2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–3 Lyon Tel Aviv, Israel
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Enyeama  78' (pen.) Report Bastos  7' (pen.), 36'
Pjanić  90+4'
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
20 October 2010 3 Lyon 2–0 Benfica Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Briand  21'
López  51'
Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 36,816
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
2 November 2010 4 Benfica 4–3 Lyon Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Alan Kardec  20'
Coentrão  32', 67'
García  42'
Report Gourcuff  74'
Gomis  85'
Lovren  90+5'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 37,394
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
24 November 2010 5 Schalke 04 3–0 Lyon Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Farfán  13'
Huntelaar  20', 89'
Report Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 51,132
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
7 December 2010 6 Lyon 2–2 Hapoel Tel Aviv Lyon, France
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) López  62'
Lacazette  88'
Report Sahar  63'
Zahavi  69'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 32,245
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
22 February 2011 First leg Lyon 1–1 Real Madrid Lyon, France
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Gomis  83' Report Benzema  65' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,299
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
16 March 2011 Second leg Real Madrid 3–0
(4–1 agg.)
Lyon Madrid, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Marcelo  37'
Benzema  66'
Di María  76'
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 70,034
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
28 4-3-3 L1 (18), UCL (7), CDL (1), CDF (2)
16 4-2-3-1 L1 (15), UCL (1)
2 4-4-2 L1 (2)
Last updated: 10 May 2011
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Starting XI

Lineup that started in the club's league match
against Auxerre on 10 May 2011.

Squad stats

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 10 May 2011.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Champions LeagueCoupe de la LigueCoupe de France
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Hugo Lloris 440340800020
2 DF Lamine Gassama 5040001000
3 DF Cris 241181500010
4 DF Pape Diakhaté 291210601011
5 DF Dejan Lovren 391300611020
6 MF Kim Källström 393303601020
7 FW Jimmy Briand 438326811120
8 MF Miralem Pjanić 374283811000
9 FW Lisandro López 33182516521020
10 MF Ederson 5151000000
11 MF Michel Bastos 358255731020
12 DF Timothée Kolodziejczak 9080100000
13 DF Anthony Réveillère 420320800020
15 FW Harry Novillo 1010000000
18 FW Bafétimbi Gomis 44123410721020
19 FW César Delgado 201161200020
20 DF Aly Cissokho 341261600020
21 MF Maxime Gonalons 270220401000
22 MF Clément Grenier 9070001010
24 MF Jérémy Pied 333223801020
28 MF Jérémy Toulalan 320250500020
29 MF Yoann Gourcuff 334243711010
30 GK Rémy Vercoutre 2010001000
38 FW Alexandre Lacazette 9271210000
39 FW Ishak Belfodil 0000000000
45 GK Mathieu Gorgelin 0000000000
48 MF Enzo Reale 1010000000
Players sold after the start of the season:
17 MF Jean Makoun 161121300010

Other statistics

Note: For all official competitions

No. Pos. Nationality Player Assists Minutes Played
1GK FranceHugo Lloris03900000
2DF FranceLamine Gassama0404200
3DF Brazil Cris01994300
4DF SenegalPape Diakhaté02590810
5DF CroatiaDejan Lovren029551020
6MF SwedenKim Källström22890500
7FW FranceJimmy Briand52792700
8MF Bosnia and HerzegovinaMiralem Pjanić11744400
9FW ArgentinaLisandro López52486200
10MF Brazil Ederson0253000
11MF BrazilMichel Bastos72329810
12DF FranceTimothée Kolodziejczak1675100
13DF FranceAnthony Réveillère13635610
15FW FranceHarry Novillo07000
18FW FranceBafétimbi Gomis32876000
19MF ArgentinaCésar Delgado2743000
20DF FranceAly Cissokho02845202
21MF FranceMaxime Gonalons21718300
22MF FranceClément Grenier0244000
24MF FranceJérémy Pied11168610
28MF FranceJérémy Toulalan12622600
29MF FranceYoann Gourcuff32283100
30GK FranceRémy Vercoutre0210110
38FW FranceAlexandre Lacazette2146000
39FW FranceIshak Belfodil00000
45GK FranceMathieu Gorgelin00000
48MF FranceEnzo Reale00000

Last updated: 10 May 2011
Source: Competitive matches and lfp.fr
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
.

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