2008–09 Olympique Lyonnais season

Lyon 2008–09 Claude Puel Jean-Michel Aulas OL Groupe Stade de Gerland Ligue 1 3rd Coupe de France Round of 16 Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16 Trophée des Champions Runners-up Champions League Round of 16 Karim Benzema (17) Karim Benzema (23) _lyon0809h _lyon0809h _lyon0809h _lyon0809h _lyon0809hl FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _lyon0809a _lyon0809a _lyon0809a _lyon0809a _lyon0809al 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF _lyon0809t _lyon0809t _lyon0809t _lyon0809t _lyon0809tl FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 40,245 vs AS Monaco (11 April 2009) 23,053 vs Metz (11 November 2008) 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 season was Olympique Lyonnais's 50th anniversary season in Ligue 1 and was their 20th consecutive season in the top division of French football. They were the defending champions having won the title the past seven consecutive seasons. They were entering the season after achieving their first ever double after winning the Coupe de France, along with their league title. News Following the 2007–08 season, it was announced by Lyon Chairman Jean-Michel Aulas that manager Alain Perrin would not be returning despite being the first Lyon manager to win the double. Lyon management attributed the firing to "Perrin's several malfunctions that affected the squad daily throughout the season" and their constant failure in Europe.COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE Following an extensive search, which linked the Lyon managerial position to several managers, including former Manchester United assistant and current Portugal national football team coach Carlos Queiroz,Lyon: Carlos Queiroz pisté? Brazilian manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo,Vanderlei Luxemburgo said he is unlikely to quit and former French players and managers Didier Deschamps and Laurent BlancPuel 'Very Happy' With Lyon Move to name a few, it was announced on 18 June 2008 that Lille manager Claude Puel would succeed Perrin.Claude Puel nouvel entraîneur général During the managerial search, Lyon made several transfers, though even prior to the managerial search, Lyon made a significant transfer deal, signing Brazilian midfielder Ederson from Nice in January for €15 million.Eurosport.uk The summer transfers included Hugo LlorisHugo Lloris est Lyonnais (€8.5 million) who was brought in to replace to outgoing Grégory Coupet, Miralem PjanićMiralem Pjanic est Lyonnais (€7.5 million), Jean Makounhttp://www.olweb.fr/index.php?lng=fr&a=39963&pid=101002 Jean II Makoun est lyonnais 2008-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20081204101710/http://www.olweb.fr/index.php?lng=fr&a=39963&pid=101002 2008-12-04 dead (€14 million) and John MensahJohn Mensah est lyonnais (€8.4 million), who was brought in to replace the outgoing Sébastien Squillaci. Following last year promotions of youth players Sandy Paillot, Anthony Mounier and Romain Beynié from the youth scheme to the professional squad, Lyon signed another set of youth players to professional contracts. Midfielders Pierrick ValdiviaValdivia passe proMay 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes (no relation to Chilean playmaker Jorge Valdivia), Clément GrenierUNFP Trophies: OL players shine – Women's team: two-time French champions (DiR) and Saïd Mehamha,http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_248233_2514_Lyon-Mehamha-passe-pro.shtml Mehamha passe pro 2008-07-01 2008-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20080704123132/http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_248233_2514_Lyon-Mehamha-passe-pro.shtml dead and striker Yannis Tafer were promoted to the first-team squad, although they will still play on Lyon's second squad in the CFA. Lyon also sign young prospect Timothée Kolodziejczak from Lens. Kolodziejcak, a teammate of Tafer and Grenier on the international stage, will initially move to Lyon on a loan with a purchase clause likely to occur at a later date.Thimothée Kolodziecziak est Lyonnais Also in an effort to increase their youths' playing time, Lyon re-loaned Sandy Paillot to Grenoble for the entirety of the season Paillot prêté à Grenoble https://web.archive.org/web/20080821101436/http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_259603_2514_Lyon-Paillot-prete-a-Grenoble.shtml August 21, 2008 and loaned out midfielder Romain Beynié to Belgian side Tubize.http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_259931_2514_Lyon-Beynie-prete-a-Tubize.shtml Beynié prêté à Tubize 2008-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080824094124/http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_259931_2514_Lyon-Beynie-prete-a-Tubize.shtml 2008-08-24 dead Notable departures included Loïc Rémy, who moved to Nicehttp://www.mercato365.com/la-une/article_242762_Nice-Arrivee-de-Remy.shtml Nice: Arrivée de Rémy 2008-06-05 2008-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080821145530/http://www.mercato365.com/la-une/article_242762_Nice-Arrivee-de-Remy.shtml dead and French wunderkind Hatem Ben Arfa, who moved to rivals Marseille.http://www.om.net/fr/Saison/101002/Actualites/35723/OFFICIEL_ACCORD_POUR_LE_TRANSFERT_DE_BEN_ARFA OFFICIEL: ACCORD POUR LE TRANSFERT DE BEN ARFA 2008-06-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080627155501/http://www.om.net/fr/Saison/101002/Actualites/35723/OFFICIEL_ACCORD_POUR_LE_TRANSFERT_DE_BEN_ARFA 2008-06-27 dead The Ben Arfa move was put into speculation after Lyon officials argued that an agreement was not made between the two clubs.Lyon Block Ben Arfa Move However, after a meeting between the two clubs organized by the LFP, the transfer was back on.http://www.mercato365.com/infos-clubs/marseille/article_248265_Ben-Arfa-verra-bien-la-Canebiere.shtml Ben Arfa verra bien la Canebière 2008-07-01 2011-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714074629/http://www.mercato365.com/infos-clubs/marseille/article_248265_Ben-Arfa-verra-bien-la-Canebiere.shtml dead Morevor, aforementioned central defender Sébastien Squillaci moved to Sevilla of La Liga.Squillaci completes Sevilla switchMarch 2025 medicmedic Other departures include Grégory Coupet, who moved to Atlético Madrid after spending 12 years with the club,Atletico sign Coupet from Lyon Patrick Müller and Frédéric Roux, whose contracts expired on 30 June 2008,VON BERGEN TO MISS EURO 2008 WITH HAND INJURY and Marc Crosas, who returned to Barcelona after spending the winter on loan with Lyon. Inconsistent striker Milan Baroš additionally moved to Turkish side Galatasaray. This summer also saw the departure of several Lyon youth players who will attempt to ply their trade elsewhere. Lossémy Karaboué,Sedan: Arrivée de KarabouéMay 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes Alexandre Bouchard,Chatearoux: Bouchard signe trois ans and Aurélien Badinhttp://www.mercato365.com/article_245958_Troyes-Trois-nouveaux-joueurs.shtml Troyes: Trois nouveaux joueurs 2008-06-28 2008-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20080703083636/http://www.mercato365.com/article_245958_Troyes-Trois-nouveaux-joueurs.shtml dead have moved to Ligue 2 sides Sedan, Châteauroux and Troyes respectively. The Italian Francesco Migliore moved to Belgian side R.A.E.C. Mons.Francesco Migliore signe à Mons Young striker Stephen Ettien moved to Scottish side Hamilton Academical,Hamilton make late triple signing while Mohamed Bedda and Mickael Charvet earned trials at Strasbourg and Nice respectively. Transfers Summer 2008 In DatePos.No.NameFromFeeSource 2008-01-29 MF 7 BRA Ederson FRA Nice €15M Eurosport.uk 2008-05-15 FW 34 FRA Yannis Tafer Promoted from Reserves Boursica.com 2008-05-15 MF 22 FRA Clément Grenier Promoted from Reserves Boursica.com 2008-05-17 DF 15 FRA Sandy Paillot FRA Grenoble return from loan 2008-06-02 GK 1 FRA Hugo Lloris FRA Nice €8.5m OLweb.fr 2008-06-05 MF 13 FRA Pierrick Valdivia Promoted from Reserves Mercato365.comMay 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes 2008-06-06 MF 18 BIH Miralem Pjanić FRA Metz €7.5M OLweb.fr 2008-06-17 MF 17 CMR Jean Makoun FRA Lille €14M OLweb.fr 2008-07-01 MF 31 FRA Saïd Mehamha Promoted from Reserves Mercato365.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080704123132/http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_248233_2514_Lyon-Mehamha-passe-pro.shtml 2008-07-04 2008-07-09 MF 26 BRA Fábio Santos BRA São Paulo return from loan 2008-07-27 ST 21 CZE Milan Baroš ENG Portsmouth return from loan 2008-07-21 DF 15 GHA John Mensah FRA Rennes €8.4M OLweb.fr 2008-07-31 FW 39 FRA Frédéric Piquionne FRA AS Monaco €4.5M OLweb.fr 2008-08-21 DF 12 FRA Timothée Kolodziejczak FRA Lens On loan OLweb.fr Total spending: €57.9 million Summer 2008 out DatePos.No.NameToFeeSource 2008-05-26 MF -- ALG Mohamed Bedda FRA Strasbourg On trial RacingStub.com 2008-06-02 FW 44 FRA Lossémy Karaboué FRA Sedan Free transfer Mercato365.comMay 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes 2008-06-05 FW 12 FRA Loïc Rémy FRA Nice €8M Mercato365.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080821145530/http://www.mercato365.com/la-une/article_242762_Nice-Arrivee-de-Remy.shtml 2008-08-21 2008-06-24 GK -- FRA Alexandre Bouchard FRA Châteauroux Free transfer Football365.fr 2008-06-24 DF 36 FRA Aurélien Badin FRA Troyes Free transfer Mercato365.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080703083636/http://www.mercato365.com/article_245958_Troyes-Trois-nouveaux-joueurs.shtml 2008-07-03 2008-06-30 GK 35 FRA Frédéric Roux TBA End of contract 2008-06-30 DF 4 SUI Patrick Müller FRA AS Monaco Free transfer Setanta.com https://web.archive.org/web/20250812024242/http://www.sports.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/09/01/Prem-Monaco-sign-Park-Chu-Young-and-Patrick-Muller/ 2025-08-12 2008-06-30 MF 21 ESP Marc Crosas ESP Barcelona loan return 2008-07-01 MF 18 FRA Hatem Ben Arfa FRA Marseille €12M Mercato365.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110714074629/http://www.mercato365.com/infos-clubs/marseille/article_248265_Ben-Arfa-verra-bien-la-Canebiere.shtml 2011-07-14 2008-07-05 GK 1 FRA Grégory Coupet ESP Atlético Madrid €1.5M Soccerway.com 2008-07-14 DF 47 ITA Francesco Migliore BEL Mons Free transfer LyonCapitale.fr 2008-07-15 DF 22 BRA Anderson BRA São Paulo loan SkySports.com 2008-07-17 DF 29 FRA Sébastien Squillaci ESP Sevilla €6.5M UEFA.comMarch 2025 medicmedic 2008-08-20 DF 15 FRA Sandy Paillot FRA Grenoble On loan Mercato365.com 2008-08-21 MF 24 FRA Romain Beynié BEL Tubize On loan Mercato365.com 2008-08-26 FW 21 CZE Milan Baroš TUR Galatasaray €5.5M Galatasaray.org 2008-08-30 FW -- FRA Stephen Ettien SCO Hamilton Academical Free transfer AcciesFC.co.ukMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes Total income: €33.5 million Winter 2009 out DatePos.No.NameToFeeSource 2009-01-23 DF 22 BRA Anderson BRA Cruzeiro Loan Mercato365.comMay 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes 2009-01-31 DF 33 FRA Mickaël Charvet FRA Ajaccio Free transfer Mercato365.fr https://web.archive.org/web/20090514034540/http://www.mercato365.com/ligue-2/article_292942_Ajaccio-Charvet-en-renfort.shtml 2009-05-14 2009-03-01 FW 9 BRA Fred BRA Fluminense Free SkySports.com Squad information Last updated May 30, 2009 y Lloris y FRA 1 GK 1986 12 26 2008 8 9 2008 45 0 2013 €8.5M y Clerc y FRA 2 DF 1983 4 18 2008 8 9 2002 103 1 2010 YS Cris n BRA 3 DF 1977 6 3 2008 8 9 2004 193 17 2011 €3.5M VC y Boumsong y FRA 4 DF 1979 12 14 2008 8 9 2008 60 2 2011 €3M Bodmer y FRA 5 MF 1982 11 22 2008 8 9 2007 70 7 2011 €6.5M y Källström y SWE 6 MF 1982 6 24 2008 8 9 2006 134 12 2010 €8M Ederson n BRA 7 MF 1986 1 13 2008 8 9 2008 45 5 2013 €15M y Juninho y BRA 8 MF 1975 1 30 2008 8 9 2001 303 100 2010 Free y y Benzema y FRA 10 FW 1987 12 19 2008 8 9 2004 141 63 2013 YS Grosso y ITA 11 DF 1977 11 28 2008 8 9 2007 76 2 2011 €7.5M y Kolodziejczak y FRA 12 DF 1991 10 1 2008 8 9 2008 1 0 U Loan Valdivia y FRA 13 MF 1988 4 18 2008 8 9 2008 0 0 2009 YS y Govou y FRA 14 FW 1979 7 27 2008 8 9 1999 317 55 2010 YS VC Mensah n GHA 15 DF 1982 11 29 2008 8 9 2008 17 0 2013 €8.4M y Makoun y CMR 17 MF 1983 5 29 2008 8 9 2008 46 9 2012 €14M Pjanić y BIH 18 MF 1990 4 2 2008 8 9 2008 23 0 2013 €8M y Delgado n ARG 19 MF 1981 8 18 2008 8 9 2008 35 3 2011 €11M Réveillère y FRA 20 DF 1979 11 10 2008 8 9 2003 200 6 2011 Free y Grenier y FRA 22 MF 1991 1 7 2008 8 9 2008 0 0 2011 YS Keïta n CIV 23 FW 1981 8 6 2008 8 9 2007 70 8 2011 €18M y Hartock y FRA 25 GK 1987 2 17 2008 8 9 2005 0 0 2009 YS Fábio Santos n BRA 26 MF 1980 10 9 2008 8 9 2006 25 0 2010 €4.2M y Mounier y FRA 27 FW 1987 9 27 2008 8 9 2007 27 5 2010 YS Toulalan y FRA 28 MF 1983 9 10 2008 8 9 2006 125 0 2013 €7M y Tafer y FRA 29 FW 1991 2 11 2008 8 9 2008 4 0 2011 YS Vercoutre y FRA 30 GK 1980 6 26 2008 8 9 2002 47 0 2010 Free y Mehamha y FRA 31 MF 1990 9 4 2008 8 9 2008 0 0 2011 YS Gassama y FRA 32 DF 1989 10 20 2008 8 9 2008 10 0 2011 YS y Pied y FRA 34 FW 1989 2 23 2008 8 9 2008 0 0 2011 YS Fontaine y FRA 35 DF 1991 5 8 2008 8 9 2008 0 0 U YS y Faure y FRA 36 MF 1991 1 3 2008 8 9 2008 1 0 U YS y Lacazette y FRA 38 FW 1991 3 28 2008 8 9 2008 0 0 U YS Piquionne y FRA 39 FW 1978 12 8 2008 8 9 2008 26 4 2012 €4.5M 30 May FRA 2009 Olympique Lyonnais and ESPN.com February 2009 Club Coaching staff right|thumb|250px|Claude Puel, first season with Lyon. y Manager France Claude Puel Assistant manager France Patrick Collot y Assistant manager France Bruno Genesio First team coach France Rémi Garde y Striker coach Brazil Sonny Anderson Goalkeeping coach France Joël Bats y Team doctor France Jean-Jacques Amprino Team doctor France Emmanuel Ohrant y Fitness coach France Robert Duverne 31 July OLweb.fr August 2011 right|thumb|200px|Stade de Gerland, current stadia of Lyon. Other information Chairman FRA Jean-Michel Aulas Special Advisor FRA Bernard Lacombe Club Ambassador BRA Sonny Anderson y Stade de Gerland 41,044 112x65 meters 7 March OLweb.fr August 2011 Team kits Umbro will provide the kits for Olympique Lyonnais. Umbro have been the official kit provider of Lyon since 2003 and just last year signed an extension with Lyon until 2013.http://www.eufootball.biz/Sponsorship/160507-Umbro-strengthens-ties-with-Lyon.html Umbro strengthens ties with Lyon 2008-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20081012064115/http://www.eufootball.biz/Sponsorship/160507-Umbro-strengthens-ties-with-Lyon.html 2008-10-12 usurped This season, Lyon will have brand new home, away, and Champions League kits. The kits were presented on June 30, 2008.Lancement des maillots 2008/2009 The new home kit is original white with the red and blue vertical strip, along with single blue stripes along the shoulders. The new away kit is all blue with single black stripes along the shoulders and the new Champions League away kit is electric yellow with the red and blue vertical stripe, along with single red and blue stripes on the shoulders.Les nouveaux maillots 2008/09, enfin dévoilés The team's alternate away kit consists of the home shirt with red shorts and white socks. It is only worn when Lyon are unable to wear their white shorts in an away tie due to the designated home team wearing white shorts.Benzema coup franc contre Saint-Etienne Umbro Novotel (home) and Ticket Restaurant (away) | none center _redbluevertical FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Home Kit | none center 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Away Kit | none center _OL_3rd FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 Euro Kit | none center _redbluevertical FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF Alternate Away Kit | none center _chelsea_away FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 000000 Goalkeeper Kit | none center 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Goalkeeper Away Kit |} Pre-season friendlies Lyon played a total of six friendly matches. Lyon opened up their pre-season on 12 July with a 3–2 victory over Nîmes in Albertville, near Tignes, the location of Lyon's pre-season camp. A week later, on 19 July, they traveled away to Bucharest to face Rapid București, which resulted in a 2–1 loss. They then took a trip to Belgrade to play against Partizan on 23 July. Lyon came out with a positive result, beating the Serbian side 3–1 with goals from Karim Benzema and Sidney Govou. They followed that victory up with another as they cruised to a 3–0 victory over Ligue 1 side Nancy in nearby Villefranche-sur-Saône. Their last friendly in the month of July would in turn be a 0–1 defeat to AS Monaco on July 29 in Annecy.Les matchs amicaux de l'OL Friendly 12 July 2008 19:00 Lyon FRA 3–2 FRA Nîmes Juninho 11Tafer 41Mounier 64 Ech-Chergui 10Kébé 23 Stade du Parc Olympique Albertville W 19 July 2008 19:00 Rapid București ROM 2–1 FRA Lyon Boya 5 43 Tafer 57 Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Bucharest, Romania Mugurel Vădan L 23 July 2008 20:00 Partizan SRB 2004 1–3 FRA Lyon Moreira 39 Sikimić 16 o.g.Govou 22Benzema 64 Partizan Stadium Belgrade, Serbia W 24 July 2008 19:30 Lyon FRA 3–0 FRA Nancy Juninho 6Pied 68Tafer 77 Stade Armand Chouffet Villefranche-sur-Saône 3,000 W 29 July 2008 19:00 Lyon FRA 0–1 FRA Monaco Licata 3 Parc des Sports Annecy 3,500 Dominique Fraise L Competitions Lyon opened up their Ligue 1 season in a positive fashion, defeating Toulouse 3–0 with a brace from Karim Benzema and a rare goal from Jean Makoun. Following a 0–0 draw away to Lorient, which dropped them to third in the league standings, Lyon rebounded with back-to-back wins over Rhône-Alpes rivals Grenoble and Saint-Étienne respectively. Following that, Lyon picked up their third-straight victory with a 3–2 win over Nice. The match was, however, marred with controversy—after trailing 0–2, Lyon got back into the match with two spectacular free-kicks from Juninho. With the match in injury time and looking to end in a draw, referee Jean-Charles Cailleux and one of his assistant referees ruled a handball infraction had been committed by Nice defender Vincent Hognon in the box, giving Lyon a penalty which was converted by Benzema. Looking at the replay, it could have easily been determined that the handball infraction had been without malice and that the penalty should have not been given. However, Lyon escaped with a victory, which moved them into first place. They followed this win up with back to back one goal wins over newly promoted side Le Havre and Nancy giving them five-straight league victories. The following week, Lyon received their first loss in the league against Rennes that would later be described as a "thrashing" by the media.French champions Lyon slump to first defeat Lyon struggled in every aspect of the match and allowed Rennes striker Mickaël Pagis to score a hat-trick, the last goal being a beautiful strike from almost 30 yards out.Rennes 3-0 lyon, triplé de Pagis The loss to Rennes showed as Lyon's horrible form continued drawing with both Lille and Auxerre the following two weeks. Lyon finally got back on track with shut-out wins over Sochaux, Le Mans and Monaco before heading into their showdown with imminent rivals Bordeaux. With Lyon playing at home, they proved to still be the most dominant French side in the league, defeating Bordeaux 2–1 with goals from Benzema and a beautiful goal from Kim Källström.Lyon beats title rival Bordeaux 2-1 to move seven points ahead in standingsApril 2026 medicmedic The following week, Lyon got another test, this time in Paris. In this match, Lyon not only incurred their second defeat, but they lost their consistent right back Anthony Réveillère to injury with the player likely being out for the season, though he later returned to the squad.Lyon defender Reveillere out for seasonMay 2025 medicmedic The following match, Lyon only managed a 0–0 draw in the downpouring rain against Valenciennes.Lyon held by lowly Valenciennes Lyon suffered their third defeat of the season the following week against relegation strugglers Nantes. Lyon came into the match apparently looking ahead to their Champions League clash with Bayern Munich and proceeded to underestimate the West Coast side, who defeated Lyon 1–2 with two goals from the Croat Ivan Klasnić.Nantes rallies to beat Lyon 2-1 in French league The loss was promptly followed by a showdown for first place with rivals Marseille the following week. Other than battling for first place, the return of Hatem Ben Arfa to the Stade Gerland was on the minds of supporters, as well as the players. However, despite the hype and build-up leading up to the match, including achieving a record television audience,OL-OM : Record historique both clubs failed to score a goal as the match ended in another 0–0 draw.https://archive.today/20120721150225/http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKLE52491120081214 Lyon held 0-0 in top-of-table clash Lyon finally ended their winless run with a 1–0 victory over Caen with Benzema scoring Lyon's lone goal, his tenth of the league campaign.Caen v. Lyon Match Report With the victory, Lyon were assured first place heading into the three-week winter break. Lyon returned from the winter break taking on Lorient. Despite getting an early goal from Ederson, Lyon failed to get a winning result leaving the match with a 1–1 draw.Lyon v. Lorient Match Report The following week, they rebounded with a 2–0 victory over Grenoble with Ederson getting on the scoreboard for the second-straight week.Grenoble v. Lyon Match Report Due to Lyon's cup matches being postponed, they were forced to endure two cup matches in a span of four days before facing rivals Saint-Étienne. The match ended in another 1–1 draw.Lyon v. Saint-Etienne Match Report After a full week of training, Lyon again rebounded from a draw picking up a convincing 3–1 victory over Hugo Lloris' former club Nice, with Jean Makoun scoring an unexpected brace.Nice v. Lyon Match Report This match also marked the league debut of youth product Yannis Tafer. The following week, they picked up another convincing 3–1 win, this time against Le Havre, with Makoun scoring again. This match also marked Lyon's third-straight match where a red card was given. The following week, Lyon again earned a victory, defeating Nancy 2–0. Lyon started the match without the majority of their regulars who were being rested for the first leg of their Champion's League showdown with Barcelona. Returning from Champion's League play, Lyon faced Rennes, who was responsible for the champions first loss of the season. The match remained even until the 66th minute when Kim Källström scored following a gifted pass from the youngster Miralem Pjanić. The scoreline remained until injury time when Rennes striker Jimmy Briand scored after receiving a nice through-ball which caught Lyon defender Cris off guard. Briand proceeded to get a shot on the ball off balance, which got past the charging Hugo Lloris to tie the match 1–1, the eventual final scoreline. Lyon followed this draw with a defeat taking on Lille, whom they had just contested three days ago in a Coupe de France tie. With the match being played at the Stade de France and the clubs entertaining a record crowd, Lyon fielded a pretty strong, yet questionable side with players Mathieu Bodmer and François Clerc returning from a long absence and also having the task of defeating Barcelona in Spain in the second leg of their Champion's League clash. In the match, Lyon failed constantly to get on the scoreboard with the former mastiff Kader Keïta missing on numerous opportunities. Lille made sure they made good on their chances with Róbert Vittek scoring the opening goal in the 60th minute and Michel Bastos finishing off Lyon, scoring the second goal in the 88th minute to pick up a 0–2 victory. After returning from their embarrassing defeat to Barcelona in Spain, Lyon suffered another embarrassment losing their first match at home this season to minnows Auxerre, despite both management and Claude Puel stating the club would respond positively to their elimination from the Champion's League. Fielding exactly the same lineup that lost 2–5 to Barcelona, Lyon failed for the second week in a row to get on the scoreboard losing 0–2 to Auxerre, who got goals from Ireneusz Jeleń and Thomas Kahlenberg, leaving Lyon to hope they get a positive result from the Le Classique in order to hold on to their first-place position. They would indeed keep hold of first place as a result of Marseille's 3–1 victory over PSG. Lyon responded by picking up their first league victory in over three matches in a 2–0 win over Sochaux. They captured their second-straight league victory in a win over Le Mans with Karim Benzema securing a much-needed brace in a 3–1 win. With the likes of Marseille, Bordeaux, PSG, Lille and Toulouse on their backs, Lyon needed victories to ensure their eighth-straight league title. They proceeded to falter drawing with mid-table club Monaco 2–2. Despite being ten spots down in the table, Monaco were the stronger side forcing Lyon to come back from a goal down twice. The draw also dropped Lyon from the top spot, which they had held since the fourth week of the season. With Marseille recording a victory over Lorient hours before, Lyon needed a victory over Bordeaux to ensure they remain in the title race. Early on in the match, Lyon were denied a clear penalty chance after Ederson was taking down in the box by Bordeaux right back Matthieu Chalmé. Bordeaux proceeded to score just before half-time with a goal from the former Lyonnais Alou Diarra after Wendel hit the post on a shot off a corner kick. Chalmé would be involved in another denied penalty dispute later in the match, this time with Benzema. Despite the initial foul occurring inside the penalty box, referee Stéphane Bré ruled the foul had occurred outside the box where Benzema fell. Eventually, Lyon fell to Bordeaux dropping the defending champions to third and, instead of fighting for the title, were now fighting for the third and final Champions League place with PSG, whom they faced next week. Played on a Friday, Lyon failed to score a goal for the second straight week as the match ended in a 0–0 draw. The next week against Valenciennes, Lyon endured their seventh defeat of the season, losing 0–2. The lost effectively, but not mathematically, eliminated Lyon from winning their eight consecutive title. That occurred the following week. Despite defeating Nantes 3–0 with Jean Makoun scoring a brace, a victory by Bordeaux over Valenciennes eliminated Lyon from title contention. Instead of reminiscing, Lyon took the opportunity to focus on qualifying for next year's UEFA Champions League with a key match against Marseille. Though they were positioned for the third qualifying round in the standings, Lyon looked to jump Marseille into second position to go directly through the group stage. In front of a record crowd for a Marseille match, Lyon cruised to a 3–1 victory, with Benzema finally ending his goal drought scoring a brace. Juninho scored the third goal. The following week, against Caen, Juninho and Benzema scored again in a 3–1 victory. For Juninho, it was his 100th career goal for Lyon. Juninho also received a standing ovation upon being substituted out, in what some knew was his final match at the Stade Gerland. Unfortunately, the victory was with malice since Marseille also won that week. Lyon were now guaranteed to finish in the third spot, meaning they would be seeded directly into the Playoff round, where they might end up facing the likes of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup champions Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting CP. Trophée des Champions 2008 Trophée des Champions Since Lyon won both the league and the Coupe de France, they faced the club that finished in second place in Ligue 1 this past season, Bordeaux. The match was played on 2 August at Bordeaux's ground, the Stade Chaban-Delmas.Le Trophée des Champions se jouera à Bordeaux After 90 minutes without a goal, Bordeaux defeated Lyon 5–4 on penalties to earn their first Trophée des Champions title, ending Lyon's streak of six-straight Trophée des Champions titles. Final 2 August 2008 17:55 Lyon 0–0 Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux 27,167 Bertrand Layec Benzema Bodmer Källström Govou Grosso Toulalan Cris 4–5 Cavenaghi Fernando Wendel Bellion Gourcuff Jurietti Diawara D Ligue 1 2008–09 Ligue 1 League table OL Results summary 10 8 1 29 14 10 3 6 20 14 lfp.fr May 2009 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/N/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/D/D/W/W/W/W/L/D/L/D/W/D/W/D/W/W/W/D/L/L/W/W/D/L/D/L/W/W/W/D Position 1/3/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3 Home Away Neutral green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 lfp.fr April 2009 Matches 1 10 August 2008 21:00 CEST Lyon 3–0 Toulouse Makoun 12 Benzema 57 65 Stade de Gerland Lyon 36,448 Fredy Fautrel W 2 17 August 2008 16:00 CEST Lorient 0–0 Lyon Stade du Moustoir Lorient 14,617 Antony Gautier D 3 23 August 2008 21:00 CEST Lyon 2–0 Grenoble Makoun 6Benzema 37 Stade de Gerland Lyon 38,754 Hervé Piccirillo W 4 31 August 2008 21:00 CEST Saint-Étienne 0–1 Lyon Benzema 56 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne 34,704 Laurent Duhamel W 5 13 September 2008 19:00 CEST Lyon 3–2 Nice Juninho 40 73Benzema 90+5 pen. Bamogo 3Rémy 20Rool 0 90+5 Stade de Gerland Lyon 35,925 Jean-Charles Cailleux W 6 20 September 2008 19:00 CEST Le Havre 0–1 Lyon Ederson 45 pen.Govou 2 55 66 Stade Jules Deschaseaux Le Havre 16,211 Philippe Kalt W 7 27 September 2008 19:00 CEST Lyon 2–1 Nancy Benzema 31Fred 36 Stade de Gerland Lyon 36,895 Stéphane Bré W 8 5 October 2008 17:00 CEST Rennes 3–0 Lyon Pagis 17 57 67 Stade de la Route de Lorient Rennes 27,816 Damien Ledentu L 9 18 October 2008 21:00 CEST Lyon 2–2 Lille Chedjou 22 o.g.Grosso 76 Rami 14Bastos 62 Stade de Gerland Lyon 38,314 Thierry Auriac D 10 25 October 2008 19:00 CEST Auxerre 0–0 Lyon Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Auxerre 15,042 Saïd Ennjimi D 11 29 October 2008 19:00 CET Sochaux 0–2 Lyon Dalmat 0 81Perquis 2 81 90+4 Benzema 66Delgado 90+3 Stade Auguste Bonal Montbéliard 17,482 Antony Gautier W 12 2 November 2008 21:00 CET Lyon 2–0 Le Mans Benzema 22Juninho 56 Stade de Gerland Lyon 36,456 Lionel Jaffredo W 13 8 November 2008 19:00 CET Monaco 0–1 Lyon Fred 56 Stade Louis II Monaco 10,444 Hervé Piccirillo W 14 16 November 2008 21:00 CET Lyon 2–1 Bordeaux Benzema 33Källström 38 Cavenaghi 80 Stade de Gerland Lyon 36,341 Bertrand Layec W 15 22 November 2008 21:00 CET Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Lyon Giuly 25 Juninho 0 77 Parc des Princes Paris 44,780 Stéphane Lannoy L 16 29 November 2008 19:00 CET Lyon 0–0 Valenciennes Stade de Gerland Lyon 35,988 Bruno Coué D 17 6 December 2008 21:00 CET Nantes 2–1 Lyon Klasnić 60 89 Piquionne 44 Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes 26,624 Damien Ledentu L 18 14 December 2008 21:00 CET Lyon 0–0 Marseille Stade de Gerland Lyon 39,638 Stéphane Bré D 19 20 December 2008 21:00 CET Caen 0–1 Lyon Benzema 43 Stade Michel d'Ornano Caen 20,613 Lionel Jaffredo W 20 10 January 2009 21:00 CET Lyon 1–1 Lorient Ederson 7 Abriel 43 Stade de Gerland Lyon 34,809 Hervé Piccirillo D 21 17 January 2009 19:00 CET Grenoble 0–2 Lyon Ederson 14 Delgado 77 Stade des Alpes Grenoble 19,264 Thierry Auriac W 22 1 February 2009 21:00 CET Lyon 1–1 Saint-Étienne Juninho 53Piquionne 2 41 54 Mirallas 50 Stade de Gerland Lyon 38,590 Stéphane Lannoy D 23 8 February 2009 17:00 CET Nice 1–3 Lyon Apam 45+1Adeílson 0 85 Makoun 18 80 Benzema 27Sablé 0 57Benzema 75' Stade du Ray Nice 12,844 Bertrand Layec W 24 15 February 2009 17:00 CET Lyon 3–1 Le Havre Ederson 34Keita 44Mensah 2 52 70Juninho 74 Nestor 82 Stade de Gerland Lyon 37,118 Alain Hamer W 25 21 February 2009 19:00 CET Nancy 0–2 Lyon Hadji 47' Cris 19Benzema 90+2 Stade Marcel Picot Tomblaine 18,953 Fredy Fautrel W 26 1 March 2009 21:00 CET Lyon 1–1 Rennes Källström 67 Briand 90+1 Stade de Gerland Lyon 34,870 Philippe Kalt D 27 7 March 2009 21:00 CET Lille 2–0 Lyon Vittek 60Bastos 89 Stade de France Saint-Denis 78,056 Saïd Ennjimi L 28 15 March 2009 17:00 CET Lyon 0–2 Auxerre Jelen 42Hengbart 90+2'Kahlenberg 90+4 Stade de Gerland Lyon 37,846 Thierry Auriac L 29 22 March 2009 17:00 CET Lyon 2–0 Sochaux Ederson 14Mounier 71 Stade de Gerland Lyon 37,334 Olivier Thual W 30 4 April 2009 19:00 CEST Le Mans 1–3 Lyon Le Tallec 77 Boumsong 17Benzema 44 57 Stade Léon-Bollée Le Mans 13,175 Philippe Malige W 31 12 April 2009 21:00 CEST Lyon 2–2 Monaco Cris 65Piquionne 81 Leko 34Pino 66 Stade de Gerland Lyon 40,245 Antony Gautier D 32 19 April 2009 21:00 CEST Bordeaux 1–0 Lyon Diarra 42 Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux 32,858 Stéphane Bré L 33 24 April 2009 20:30 CEST Lyon 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Stade de Gerland Lyon 38,827 Bertrand Layec D 34 2 May 2009 19:00 CEST Valenciennes 2–0 Lyon Audel 23 29 Stade Nungesser Valenciennes 14,864 Hervé Piccirillo L 35 12 May 2009 21:00 CEST Lyon 3–0 Nantes Makoun 7 35Mounier 78 Stade de Gerland Lyon 36,792 Lionel Jaffredo W 36 17 May 2009 21:00 CEST Marseille 1–3 Lyon Wiltord 80 Benzema 31 pen. 42 Juninho 90+3 Stade Vélodrome Marseille 56,498 Stéphane Lannoy W 37 23 May 2009 21:00 CEST Lyon 3–1 Caen Juninho 35 pen.Govou 70Benzema 89 Savidan 81 Stade de Gerland Lyon 39,312 Damien Ledentu W 38 30 May 2009 20:00 CEST Toulouse 0–0 Lyon Mensah 2 6 37 Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse 33,462 Antony Gautier D Coupe de France 2008–09 Coupe de France Lyon entered the 2008–09 Coupe de France season as defending champions, having won the title the previous season in a highly contested 1–0 victory against Paris Saint-Germain. Lyon began the defense of their title heading to the West coast to take on the Brittany-based side US Concarneau. The match was postponed from its assigned 3 January date due to a frozen pitch and was rescheduled to be played on January 24, 2009. Though Lyon were the dominant side the entire match, the score at halftime was only 2–0. Lyon came out blazing in the second half scoring four goals, three of them in the final six minutes of the match to defeat Concarneau by a score of 6–0. Lyon advanced to the Round of 32 where they faced rivals Marseille in what was the first big draw of the Cup. In the match, Lyon got off to a quick start with Karim Benzema scoring the first goal in just the second minute. The rest of the match was fairly even, though, marred with several incidents, including former Lyon player Hatem Ben Arfa receiving a barrage of boos when he entered as a substitute in the 16th minute, as well as every time he touched the ball and Lyon player Kader Keïta picking up a second yellow card for elbowing new Marseille player Brandão in the face. In the end, Benzema's goal was the only goal of the match with Lyon securing their place in the Round of 16, where they faced another secondary rival, Lille. Lille, whom Lyon were to face in a league tie three days later, opened the scoring with a goal from Michel Bastos in the 22nd minute. Lyon responded just two minutes later with a goal from Jean Makoun. Just before half-time, Lille's prolific youngster Eden Hazard scored to give Lille a 2–1 lead. Lyon again responded just two minutes later in injury time with a goal from a Lyon youngster Anthony Mounier, thus evening the match heading into halftime. With Lyon constantly responding back, Lille effectively ended Lyon's chances of defending their title by scoring at the death with a goal from Nicolas Fauvergue giving Lyon no time to respond back, eliminating the defending champions from the Coupe de France. Matches Round of 64 24 January 2009 14:30 CET Concarneau 0–6 Lyon Boumsong 28Mounier 35 62Delgado 87Keita 89Piquionne 90 Stade du Roudourou Guingamp 15,615 Fredy Fautrel W Round of 32 28 January 2009 20:45 CET Lyon 1–0 Marseille Benzema 2Keita 2 58 63 Stade de Gerland Lyon 28,308 Laurent Duhamel W Round of 16 4 March 2009 20:45 CET Lille 3–2 Lyon Bastos 22Hazard 45Fauvergue 90+2 Makoun 24 Mounier 45+2 Stadium Lille Métropole Villeneuve-d'Ascq 15,155 Stéphane Bré L Coupe de la Ligue 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue Lyon entered the Coupe de la Ligue season having last won the cup in 2001. The previous season, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Le Mans. As with all other years, Lyon entered the cup in the Round of 16 as they qualified for the UEFA Champions League, where they faced last year's relegated side Metz. However, despite being relegated last season, Metz pulled off a tremendous 1–3 victory eliminating the defending league champions from the competition for the 8th straight season. Since winning the title in 2001, Lyon have only made it to January (usually when the quarter-finals take place) four times. Matches Round of 16 11 November 2008 21:00 CET Lyon 1–3 Metz Cris 47 Mendy 20 Renouard 28 Rocchi 66 Stade de Gerland Lyon 23,053 Fredy Fautrel L UEFA Champions League Lyon entered the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League for the eighth-straight season. Due to finishing as champions of Ligue 1 the past season, Lyon again entered directly to the group stage. The draw for the group stage was determined on August 28, 2008. Lyon were paired with the defending German champions Bayern Munich, Italian side Fiorentina and the Romanian runners-up Steaua București. Lyon began their Champions League quest at home taking on Fiorentina. Lyon also unveiled their fluorescent green third kit in this match. As with the Nice match, which occurred just four days before, this match had its share of controversy. Following a disappointing first half, with Fiorentina leading 0–2 after two goals from Alberto Gilardino, Lyon came out for the second half with scoring in mind. With Lyon attacking, following a cross into the box, a collision occurred just inside the field of play between Frédéric Piquionne and Fiorentina defender Luciano Zauri, which unexpectedly injured the latter. Following a clearance by the Fiorentina defence, it was expected, by Fiorentina, that the ball would be put out of play with fair play being in mind. However, with Lyon trailing 0–2 and several Lyon players not having any idea of Zauri being down, they proceeded to attack and eventually a goal was scored by Piquionne. Following this incident, Lyon still trailed 1–2, but in the 86th minute, after earning a free kick, Juninho and Benzema proceeded to display excellent and sly teamwork as Benzema equalised for his side drawing the match 2–2 and giving both clubs one point through one round. With one point in hand, Lyon traveled to Munich to take on group leaders Bayern, who defeated Steaua București 1–0 on the opening matchday. With both teams coming off unimpressive matches a couple of days before (Lyon an unspectacular 2–1 victory over Nancy and Bayern, a 0–1 loss away to Hannover 96), the match showed why with Lyon's only goal coming off the head of Bayern defender Martín Demichelis in the 25th minute from one of Juninho's spot-kicks. Bayern later equalised through Zé Roberto in the second half. Though Lyon had decent chances, including one where Karim Benzema had a chance to capitalize on a Bayern mistake late in the second half, the match remained 1–1 with Lyon leaving Munich with just two points through two matches. After starting off slow, Lyon rebounded picking up two victories in their home-away series with Steaua. Similar to last season matches with VfB Stuttgart, Lyon used these matches to get back into the competition defeating Steaua 5–3 in Romania. They came back from a 2–0 deficit and a 3–2 one-goal deficit before finishing off the Romanian side in the latter portion of the second half with a goal from Benzema and a brace from Fred. The second match was a positive result as well, with Lyon picking up a solid 2–0 victory with goals from Juninho and Anthony Réveillère. With the result in the other match between Bayern and Fiorentina being a draw, this moved Lyon into first place in the group (on goal differential) heading into the final two matchdays. With the group stage drawing to an end and injuries piling up, Lyon traveled to Florence to again face Fiorentina. Despite having injury troubles at the back of the defense, Lyon performed well and only conceded one goal, again from Alberto Gilardino, though at the time of the goal, Lyon were up 2–0 after goals from Jean Makoun and Karim Benzema. Despite chances from Juninho and Ederson, in which both players hit the post in amazing fashion, the scoreline remained as Lyon booked their place in the knockout stage. In the final group stage match, which decided what team would finish first place in the group, Bayern Munich defeated Lyon 2–3, scoring all three of their goals in the first half. Lyon controlled the second half with two goals from Sidney Govou and Benzema, but could not get a third to draw the match or a fourth to win the group. With this result, Lyon went through as second. Group stage 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group F Group F n LYO Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A Result D/D/W/W/W/L/D/L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss uefa.com February 2009 Matches 1 17 September 2008 20:45 Lyon FRA 2–2 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/matches/round=15276/match=302692/index.html ITA Fiorentina Piquionne 73Benzema 86 Gilardino 12 42 Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 43,000 Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) D 2 30 September 2008 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 1–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/matches/round=15276/match=302716/index.html FRA Lyon Zé Roberto 52 Demichelis 25 o.g. Allianz Arena Munich, Germany 64,000 Kyros Vassaras (Greece) D 3 21 October 2008 20:45 Steaua București ROM 3–5 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/matches/round=15276/match=302732/index.html FRA Lyon Arthuro 8Goian 11Ov. Petre 45 Keita 23Benzema 33 71Fred 69 90+2 Steaua București, Romania 22,239 Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) W 4 5 November 2008 20:45 Lyon FRA 2–0 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/matches/round=15276/match=302740/index.html ROM Steaua București Juninho 44Réveillère 89 Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 37,243 Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) W 5 25 November 2008 20:45 Fiorentina ITA 1–2 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/matches/round=15276/match=302764/index.html FRA Lyon Mutu 90+1 Makoun 15Benzema 27 Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence, Italy 23,736 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) W 6 10 December 2008 20:45 Lyon FRA 2–3 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/matches/round=15276/match=302772/index.html GER Bayern Munich Govou 52Benzema 68 Klose 12 37Ribéry 34 Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 38,349 Howard Webb (England) L First Knockout Round For the six-straight season, Lyon reached the first knockout round. Due to finishing second, Lyon faced the danger of being paired with several big clubs that finished first in other groups. Notable clubs Lyon could have been paired with include Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus to name a few. Following the draw, Lyon indeed received a tough draw, being given La Liga side Barcelona. Lyon and Barcelona were in the same group the previous Champions League season. Lyon lost to Barcelona 0–3 at the Camp Nou, but played well enough to earn a 2–2 draw at home. In the opening leg at the Gerland, Lyon got off to a quick start scoring in just the seventh minute with a deceiving free kick, from an odd angle, by Juninho, which confused Barcelona goalkeeper Víctor Valdés and eventually with into the inside of the side netting. Lyon continued to perform well into the first half, with the defence constantly pressing Barcelona's attack and Lyon's offence missing on a variety of goal chances. Barcelona eventually got its equaliser from the head of Thierry Henry, drawing the match at 1–1. This was the final scoreline as Lyon headed into the second leg at the Camp Nou. In the second leg, the exact opposite occurred, with Barcelona constantly pressurizing Lyon in the first half, leaving Barcelona to control the match with most of the possession occurring in Barça's attack. This showed as Barcelona earned first half goals from Henry twice, Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o, which effectively ended Lyon's chances of advancing to the quarter-finals, despite Jean Makoun and Juninho scoring back-to-back goals in the 44th and 48th minutes respectively. The final scoreline eventually was 2–5, eliminating Lyon from the Champion's League for the seventh consecutive season and for the third consecutive season in the Round of 16. First leg 24 February 2009 20:45 Lyon FRA 1–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/matches/round=15277/match=302789/index.html ESP Barcelona Juninho 7 Henry 67 Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 39,258 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) D Second leg 10 March 2009 20:45 Barcelona ESP 5–2 6–3 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/matches/round=15277/match=302793/index.html FRA Lyon Henry 25 27Messi 40Eto'o 43Keita 90+5 Makoun 44Juninho 48 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 86,368 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) L Start formations 2 4-4-1-1 2, 13 7 4-4-2 3, 8, 11, 12, 14, 19, 20 12 4-2-3-1 1, 4, 6, 16, UCL 6, 21, CDF 2, 22, 25, CDF 3, 34, 36 27 4-3-3 5, UCL 1, 7, UCL 2, 9, UCL 3, 10, UCL 4, CDL 1, 15, UCL 5, 17, 18, CDF 1, 23, 24, UCL K1, 26, 27, UCL K2, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38 30 May 2009 Match reports in Competitive matches August 2011 Starting 11 Note: Formation shown indicates formation used in club's league match against Toulouse on May 30. Lloris FRA 1 GK 45 y Clerc FRA 2 RB 10 Mensah GHA 15 CB 17 y Bodmer FRA 5 CB 17 Källström SWE 6 LB 28 y Pjanić BIH 18 CM 7 Toulalan FRA 28 DM 38 y Makoun CMR 17 CM 36 Govou FRA 14 RW 17 y Mounier FRA 27 LW 12 Benzema FRA 10 FW 40 30 May 2009 August 2011 350px 0.66 1.77 250 Lloris 1.10 1.36 250 Clerc 0.86 1.50 250 Mensah 0.49 1.50 250 Bodmer 0.19 1.36 250 Källström 0.93 1.00 250 Pjanić 0.62 1.14 250 Toulalan 0.36 1.00 250 Makoun 0.24 0.63 250 Mounier 1.05 0.63 250 Govou 0.61 0.42 250 Benzema Squad stats Appearances and goals Last updated on May 30, 2009. Ligue 1 Champions League Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France 1 Hugo Lloris GK FRA 35 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 François Clerc DF FRA 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cris DF BRA 34 2 6 0 1 1 3 0 4 Jean-Alain Boumsong DF FRA 32 1 8 0 0 0 3 1 5 Mathieu Bodmer MF FRA 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 Kim Källström MF SWE 32 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 7 Ederson MF BRA 35 5 8 0 1 0 1 0 8 Juninho MF BRA 29 7 7 3 1 0 1 0 10 Karim Benzema FW FRA 36 17 8 5 0 0 2 1 11 Fabio Grosso DF ITA 22 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 12 Timothée Kolodziejczak DF FRA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Pierrick Valdivia MF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Sidney Govou FW FRA 15 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 15 John Mensah DF GHA 12 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 17 Jean Makoun MF CMR 35 7 8 1 1 0 2 1 18 Miralem Pjanić MF BIH 20 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 César Delgado FW ARG 20 2 4 0 0 0 3 1 20 Anthony Réveillère DF FRA 19 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 22 Clément Grenier MF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Kader Keïta FW CIV 21 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 25 Joan Hartock GK FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Fábio Santos MF BRA 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 27 Anthony Mounier FW FRA 18 2 4 0 1 0 3 3 28 Jérémy Toulalan MF FRA 33 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 29 Yannis Tafer FW FRA 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 Rémy Vercoutre GK FRA 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 31 Saïd Mehamha MF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Lamine Gassama DF FRA 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 34 Jérémy Pied FW FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Thomas Fontaine DF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Sébastien Faure DF FRA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38 Alexandre Lacazette FW FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Frédéric Piquionne FW FRA 19 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 |- |colspan="14"|Players sold/retired after the start of the season: 9 Fred FW BRA 15 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 Other statistics Last updated May 30, 2009 Note: For all competitive competitions No.Pos.NationalityPlayer10px Assists15px Minutes Played10px 10px10px 10px 1 GK FRA France Hugo Lloris 0 4070 1 0 02 DF FRA France François Clerc 0 805 0 0 03 DF BRA Brazil Cris Cris (footballer, born 1977) 1 3898 10 0 04 DF FRA France Jean-Alain Boumsong 1 3411 3 0 05 MF FRA France Mathieu Bodmer 0 1472 0 0 06 MF SWE Sweden Kim Källström 5 2710 4 0 07 MF BRA Brazil Ederson Ederson Honorato Campos 2 2823 4 0 08 MF BRA Brazil Juninho Juninho Pernambucano 6 2679 8 1 19 FW BRA Brazil Fred Fred (footballer, born 1983) 1 1147 2 0 010 FW FRA France Karim Benzema 4 3435 2 0 011 DF ITA Italy Fabio Grosso 2 2748 11 0 012 DF FRA France Timothée Kolodziejczak 0 79 1 0 013 MF FRA France Pierrick Valdivia 0 0 0 0 014 FW FRA France Sidney Govou 1 1284 5 1 015 DF GHA Ghana John Mensah 0 1345 3 2 017 DF CMR Cameroon Jean Makoun 3 3650 8 0 018 MF BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Pjanić 1 714 2 0 019 MF ARG Argentina César Delgado 3 1450 4 0 020 DF FRA France Anthony Réveillère 0 1952 4 0 022 MF FRA France Clément Grenier 0 0 0 0 023 FW CIV Ivory Coast Kader Keïta Abdul Kader Keïta 1 1653 2 1 025 GK FRA France Joan Hartock 0 0 0 0 026 MF BRA Brazil Fábio Santos Fábio dos Santos Barbosa 0 485 0 0 027 FW FRA France Anthony Mounier 2 1006 0 0 028 MF FRA France Jérémy Toulalan 2 3776 9 0 029 FW FRA France Yannis Tafer 1 51 0 0 030 GK FRA France Rémy Vercoutre 0 450 0 0 031 MF FRA France Saïd Mehamha 0 0 0 0 032 DF FRA France Lamine Gassama 0 862 4 0 034 FW FRA France Jérémy Pied 0 0 0 0 035 DF FRA France Thomas Fontaine 0 0 0 0 036 DF FRA France Sébastien Faure 0 90 1 0 038 FW FRA France Alexandre Lacazette 0 0 0 0 039 FW FRA France Frédéric Piquionne 1 926 3 1 0 References 2008–09 Lyon Category:2008–09 UEFA Champions League participants seasons