2007–08 Olympique Lyonnais season

Lyon 2007–08 Alain Perrin Jean-Michel Aulas OL Groupe Stade de Gerland Ligue 1 1st Coupe de France Winners Coupe de la Ligue Quarter-finals Trophée des Champions Winners Champions League Round of 16 Karim Benzema (20) Karim Benzema (31) 40,381 vs Bordeaux (9 March 2008) 20,012 vs Sochaux (18 March 2008) _lyon0708h _lyon0708h _lyon0708h _ollyon0708h _lyon0708t ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff _lyon0708a _lyon0708a _lyon0708A _lyon0708a _lyon0708a ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff _lyon0708t _lyon0708t _lyon0708t _ollyon0708t _lyon0708tt 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 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. 1 FRA GK Grégory Coupet vice-captain 2 FRA DF François Clerc 3 BRA DF Cris vice-captain 4 SUI DF Patrick Müller 5 FRA MF Mathieu Bodmer 6 SWE MF Kim Källström 7 CZE FW Milan Baroš 8 BRA MF Juninho captain 9 BRA FW Fred 10 FRA FW Karim Benzema 11 ITA DF Fabio Grosso 14 FRA MF Sidney Govou 18 FRA MF Hatem Ben Arfa 19 ARG FW César Delgado 20 FRA DF Anthony Réveillère 21 Spain MF Marc Crosas (on loan from Barcelona) 22 BRA DF Anderson 23 CIV FW Kader Keïta 24 FRA MF Romain Beynié 25 FRA GK Joan Hartock 27 FRA FW Anthony Mounier 28 FRA MF Jérémy Toulalan 29 FRA DF Sébastien Squillaci 30 FRA GK Rémy Vercoutre 32 FRA DF Jean-Alain Boumsong 33 FRA DF Mickael Charvet 35 FRA GK Frédéric Roux Transfers In 5 MF FRA Mathieu Bodmer €6.5M from LilleFoot - L1 - Lyon - Keïta et Bodmer ont signé https://web.archive.org/web/20090804014406/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2007/20070616_123125Dev.html 2009-08-04 11 DF ITA Fabio Grosso €7M from InternazionaleA world champion at OLNew Jersey http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/07072007/58/ligue-1-lyon-sign-grosso.html Ligue 1 - Lyon to sign Grosso Eurosport.yahoo.com 2014-04-23 2017-10-23 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 21 DF ALG Nadir Belhadj loan return from Sedan 22 DF BRA Anderson €4M from Benfica 23 FW CIV Kader Keïta €18M from Lille 35 GK FRA Frédéric Roux free agent from Ajaccio 19 FW ARG César Delgado €10M from Cruz Azulhttps://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lequipe.fr%2FFootball%2Fbreves2008%2F20080109_150009Dev.html&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Google Translate Translate.google.com 2017-10-23 21 MF Spain Marc Crosas on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season 32 DF FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong €3M from Juventus -- MF BRA Ederson €15M from Nice, official in June 2008 Out 5 DF BRA Caçapa Free transfer to Newcastle United 10 MF FRA Florent Malouda €21M to Chelseahttp://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=475839&CPID=8&clid=8&lid=2&title=Malouda+poised+for+Chelsea&channel=football_home& Malouda poised for Chelsea 2007-07-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20070711113953/http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=475839&CPID=8&clid=8&lid=2&title=Malouda+poised+for+Chelsea&channel=football_home& 2007-07-11 dead 15 MF FRA Alou Diarra €7.75M to BordeauxDiarra destined for Bordeaux 20 DF FRA Eric Abidal €15M to BarcelonaABIDAL transferred to Barcelona 21 MF POR Tiago €13M to JuventusTIAGO transferred to Juventus 23 DF FRA Jérémy Berthod €2M to MonacoBerthod keen to start anew at Monaco 38 FW FRA Gregory Bettiol €0.33M to Troyes 39 DF FRA Mourad Benhamida Free transfer to Montpellier -- GK FRA Rémy Riou €0.8M to Auxerre 22 FW FRA Sylvain Wiltord €1.5M to Rennes 21 DF ALG Nadir Belhadj €3.6M to Lens Players out on loan 26 MF BRA Fábio Santos 6 month loan to São Paulo 7 FW CZE Milan Baroš 6 month loan to Portsmouth 12 FW FRA Loïc Rémy on loan to Lens until the end of the seasonLigue de Football Professionnel : Transfer Window - the final movesOctober 2017 15 DF FRA Sandy Paillot on loan to Grenoble until the end of the season Club Management Manager France Alain Perrin y Assistant manager France Rémi Garde y Assistant manager France Christophe Galtier Assistant manager France Bruno Genesio y Club doctor France Jean-Jacques Amprino y Goalkeeping coach France Joël Bats Special Advisor France Bernard Lacombe 30 May 2007 Olympique Lyonnais September 2010Kit Umbro Novotel (home), Ticket Restaurant (away), Renault Trucks (alternate) |pattern_la1_lyon0708h _lyon0708h _lyon0708h _ollyon0708h _lyon0708t FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Home |_lyon0708a _lyon0708a _lyon0708a _lyon0708a _lyon0708a b8860B b8860B b8860B 1F2B6E 1F2B6E Away |_lyon0708t 000000 _ollyon0708t _lyon0708tt 000000 000000 000000 000000 Third/Euro Kit |_redbluevertical FFFFFF ffffff FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 Alternate Away OL Boutique September 2010 Other information Chairman FRA Jean-Michel Aulas y Stade Gerland 41,044 112x65 yards Stade Gerland Profile September 2010 Competitions Overview 5 Ligue 1 5 August 2007 17 May 2008 Matchday 1 Winners 24 7 7 74 37 Coupe de France 6 January 2008 24 May 2008 Round of 64 Winners 6 0 0 10 1 Coupe de la Ligue 31 October 2007 16 January 2008 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 1 0 1 3 2 Trophée des Champions 28 July 2007 Final Winners 1 0 0 2 1 UEFA Champions League 19 September 2007 4 March 2008 Group stage Round of 16 3 2 3 12 12 Trophée des Champions 2007 Trophée des Champions Final 28 July 2007 17:50 CEST Lyon 2–1 Sochaux Govou 21Cris 43 Birsa 13 Stade de Gerland Lyon 30,413 Sandryk Biton W Ligue 1 2007–08 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 OL Results summary 14 4 1 44 16 10 3 6 30 21 May 17, 2008 Olympique Lyonnais Statistics September 2010 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/L/L/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/D/D/W/L/W/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/D/D/W/W Position 3/7/8/7/4/2/1/2/4/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 complete Olympique Lyonnais Results September 2010 Matches 1 5 August 2007 21:00 CEST Lyon 2–0 Auxerre Baroš 33 Benzema 70 Stade de Gerland Lyon 35,537 Laurent Duhamel W 2 11 August 2007 17:10 CEST Toulouse 1–0 Lyon Elmander 90 Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse 24,980 Olivier Thual L 4 18 August 2007 20:00 CEST Lorient 2–1 Lyon Vahirua 14 66 Benzema 32 Stade du Moustoir Lorient 14,612 Saïd Ennjimi L 5 18 August 2007 21:00 CEST Lyon 1–0 Saint-Étienne Benzema 54 Stade de Gerland Lyon 38,438 Stéphane Bré W 6 29 August 2007 20:45 CEST Sochaux 1–2 Lyon Birsa 22 pen. Benzema 20 Bodmer 57 Stade Auguste Bonal Montbéliard 15,744 Jean-Charles Cailleux W 7 1 September 2007 20:00 CEST Lyon 3–2 Le Mans Govou 71 Benzema 76 Baroš 78 Sessègnon 43 55 Stade de Gerland Lyon 35,042 Bruno Coué W 8 15 September 2007 20:00 CEST Metz 1–5 Lyon Gueye 46 Benzema 4 36 38 Ben Arfa 58 Juninho 86 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 21,988 Philippe Malige W 9 23 September 2007 21:00 CEST Lyon 1–1 Lille Govou 58 Bastos 17 Stade de Gerland Lyon 32,658 Saïd Ennjimi D 3 29 September 2007 18:00 CEST Lyon 3–0 Lens Santos 42 Källström 81 Benzema 90 Stade de Gerland Lyon 38,420 Thierry Auriac W 10 7 October 2007 18:00 CEST Bordeaux 1–3 Lyon Jussiê 85 Anderson 5 Benzema 23 Källström 59 Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux 31,919 Stéphane Lannoy W 11 20 October 2007 16:15 CEST Lyon 3–1 Monaco Juninho 12 pen. Réveillère 18 Benzema 50 Monsoreau 42 Stade de Gerland Lyon 36,254 Philippe Kalt W 12 28 October 2007 21:00 CET Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 Lyon Pauleta 61 90+1 Ben Arfa 40 43 Anderson 0 51 Govou 84 Parc des Princes Paris 39,787 Laurent Duhamel W 13 3 November 2007 20:00 CET Lyon 2–0 Valenciennes Juninho 40 Govou 87 Stade de Gerland Lyon 38,631 Alain Hamer W 14 11 November 2007 21:00 CET Lyon 1–2 Marseille Juninho 7 Niang 10 pen. 43 Stade de Gerland Lyon 38,811 Bertrand Layec L 15 24 November 2007 17:10 CET Rennes 0–2 Lyon Juninho 5 pen. Ben Arfa 18 Stade de la Route de Lorient Rennes 28,596 Saïd Ennjimi W 16 2 December 2007 20:55 CET Lyon 5–0 Strasbourg Källström 13 80 pen.Juninho 19 Benzema 64 Clerc 78 Stade de Gerland Lyon 34,595 Fredy Fautrel W 17 8 December 2007 20:00 CET Caen 1–0 Lyon Gouffran 18 Stade Michel d'Ornano Caen 20,664 Alain Hamer L 18 15 December 2007 17:10 CET Lyon 0–0 Nice Stade de Gerland Lyon 37,280 Lionel Jaffredo D 19 22 December 2007 17:10 CET Nancy 1–1 Lyon Malonga 86 Baroš 80 Stade Marcel Picot Tomblaine 19,898 Bertrand Layec D 20 12 January 2008 20:00 CET Lyon 3–2 Toulouse Ben Arfa 17Juninho 56 Benzema 66 Réveillère 9 o.g.Fabinho 90+3 Stade de Gerland Lyon 36,587 Hervé Piccirillo W 21 20 January 2008 20:55 CET Lens 3–0 Lyon Maoulida 55Biševac 69Mangane 89 Stade Félix-Bollaert Lens 32,734 Philippe Kalt L 22 23 January 2008 20:30 CET Lyon 2–0 Lorient Ben Arfa 29Benzema 74 Stade de Gerland Lyon 37,780 Damien Ledentu W 23 27 January 2008 20:55 CET Saint-Étienne 1–1 Lyon Gomis 45+2 Benzema 90+2 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne 31,537 Bertrand Layec D 24 9 February 2008 20:00 CET Lyon 4–1 Sochaux Bodmer 2 76Govou 90+1Benzema 90+3 Pancrate 52 Stade de Gerland Lyon 35,909 Antony Gautier W 25 16 February 2008 17:10 CET Le Mans 1–0 Lyon De Melo 70 Stade Léon-Bollée Le Mans 14,015 Thierry Auriac L 26 23 February 2008 20:00 CET Lyon 2–0 Metz Fred 9 68 Stade de Gerland Lyon 37,281 Saïd Ennjimi W 27 1 March 2008 17:10 CET Lille 0–1 Lyon Fred 31 Stade de France Saint-Denis 77,850 Alain Hamer W 28 9 March 2008 20:55 CET Lyon 4–2 Bordeaux Bodmer 12 24Benzema 50 Keita 90 Wendel 35 Cavenaghi 61 pen. Stade de Gerland Lyon 40,381 Stéphane Bré W 29 15 March 2008 16:00 CET Monaco 0–3 Lyon Keita 21 37Fred 34 Stade Louis II Monaco 12,321 Stéphane Lannoy W 30 23 March 2008 20:55 CET Lyon 4–2 Paris Saint-Germain Fred 8 36 Govou 66 Juninho 72 Camara 45+2 Rothen 51 pen. Stade de Gerland Lyon 37,895 Philippe Kalt W 31 30 March 2008 16:00 CEST Valenciennes 1–2 Lyon Chelle 27 Keita 8 Govou 65 Stade Nungesser Valenciennes 15,313 Bruno Coué W 32 6 April 2008 20:55 CEST Marseille 3–1 Lyon Cissé 26 Niang 28 54 Cana 45 o.g. Stade Vélodrome Marseille 56,271 Fredy Fautrel L 33 12 April 2008 17:10 CEST Lyon 1–1 Rennes Cris 16 Stade de Gerland Lyon 39,900 Laurent Duhamel D 34 19 April 2008 20:00 CEST Strasbourg 1–2 Lyon Renteria 21 Mouloungui 2 40 45 Bodmer 62 Grosso 68 Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg 26,006 Saïd Ennjimi W 35 26 April 2008 20:00 CEST Lyon 2–2 Caen Benzema 33 54 Eluchans 37 Compan 45 Stade de Gerland Lyon 39,068 Philippe Malige D 36 3 May 2008 17:10 CEST Nice 0–0 Lyon Stade du Ray Nice 14,206 Jean-Charles Cailleux D 37 10 May 2008 20:45 CEST Lyon 1–0 Nancy André Luiz 61 o.g. Stade de Gerland Lyon 38,190 Thierry Auriac W 38 17 May 2008 20:50 CEST Auxerre 1–3 Lyon Thomas 76 Benzema 1Fred 10Källström 52 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Auxerre 19,799 Stéphane Bré W 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.http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/8/4/sports/18499286&sec=sports https://web.archive.org/web/20090212163801/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F8%2F4%2Fsports%2F18499286&sec=sports dead 2009-02-12 Coupet out for four months after damaging knee ligament 2017-10-23 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 Round of 64 6 January 2008 18:00 CET Créteil 0–4 Lyon Benzema 13 37 79 pen. Juninho 44 Stade Dominique-Duvauchelle Créteil 10,640 Jean-Charles Cailleux W Round of 32 3 February 2008 16:00 CET Croix de Savoie 0–1 Lyon Fred 80 Stade Joseph Moynat Thonon-les-Bains 7,500 Bruno Coué W Round of 16 18 March 2008 21:00 CET Lyon 2–1 Sochaux Benzema 56 90+1 Traoré 90 Stade de Gerland Lyon 20,012 Fredy Fautrel W Quarter-finals 15 April 2008 20:45 CEST Lyon 1–0 Metz Benzema 38 Stade de Gerland Lyon 27,015 Hervé Piccirillo W Semi-finals 7 May 2008 21:00 CEST Lyon 1–0 Sedan Juninho 87 Stade de Gerland Lyon 33,057 Bertrand Layec W Final 24 May 2008 21:00 CEST Lyon 1–0 yes Paris Saint-Germain Govou 103 Stade de France Saint-Denis 79,204 Philippe Kalt W Coupe de la Ligue Lyon entered this year's edition of the 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 Round of 16 31 October 2007 21:00 CET Caen 1–3 Lyon Grandin 30 Keita 14 Bodmer 76 Benzema 89 Stade Michel d'Ornano Caen 16,336 Damien Ledentu W Quarter-finals 16 January 2008 15:00 CET Le Mans 1–0 Lyon Matsui 29 Stade Léon-Bollée Le Mans 7,934 Fredy Fautrel L 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 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group E Group E n LYO L 1 19 September 2007 20:45 Barcelona ESP 3–0 Report FRA 1974 Lyon Clerc 22 o.g.Messi 82Henry 90+1 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 78,689 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) L 2 2 October 2007 20:45 Lyon FRA 1974 0–3 Report SCO Rangers McCulloch 23Cousin 48Beasley 53 Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 38,076 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) W 3 23 October 2007 20:45 Stuttgart GER 0–2 Report FRA 1974 Lyon Santos 55Benzema 79 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Stuttgart, Germany 51,000 Lucílio Batista (Portugal) W 4 7 November 2007 20:45 Lyon FRA 1974 4–2 Report GER Stuttgart Ben Arfa 5 37Källström 15Juninho 90 Gómez 16 56 Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 38,215 Yuri Baskakov (Russia) D 5 27 November 2007 20:45 Lyon FRA 1974 2–2 Report ESP Barcelona Juninho 7 80 pen. Iniesta 3Messi 58 pen. Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 36,500 Stefano Farina (Italy) W 6 12 December 2007 20:45 Rangers SCO 0–3 Report FRA 1974 Lyon Govou 16Benzema 85 88 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland 50,260 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) Knockout phase Round of 16 D First leg 20 February 2008 20:45 Lyon FRA 1974 1–1 Report ENG Manchester United Benzema 54 Tevez 87 Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 39,219 Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) L Second leg 4 March 2008 20:45 Manchester United ENG 1–0 2–1 Report FRA 1974 Lyon Ronaldo 41 Old Trafford Manchester, England 75,520 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) Statistics Last updated on 24 May 2008. Ligue 1 Champions League Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France 1 Grégory Coupet GK FRA 19 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 2 François Clerc DF FRA 21+7 1 4+3 0 0 0 5 0 3 Cris DF BRA 13 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 Patrick Müller DF SUI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Mathieu Bodmer MF FRA 30+8 6 2+3 0 2 1 6 0 6 Kim Källström MF SWE 29+9 5 7+1 1 2 0 6 0 8 Juninho MF BRA 30+3 8 8 3 2 0 4 2 9 Fred FW BRA 14+8 7 1+2 0 2 0 4 1 10 Karim Benzema FW FRA 33+4 20 7 4 2 1 6 6 11 Fabio Grosso DF ITA 31 1 7 0 1 0 5 0 14 Sidney Govou FW FRA 26+6 7 8 1 1 0 4 1 18 Hatem Ben Arfa MF FRA 18+13 6 5+3 2 1 0 3 0 19 César Delgado FW ARG 2+6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 Anthony Réveillère DF FRA 22+6 1 6+1 0 2 0 3 0 21 Marc Crosas MF ESP 4+5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 Anderson DF BRA 11+1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 23 Kader Keïta FW CIV 19+11 4 0+6 0 1 1 4 0 24 Romain Beynié MF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Joan Hartock GK FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Anthony Mounier FW FRA 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Jérémy Toulalan MF FRA 30+1 0 5 0 1 0 4 0 29 Sébastien Squillaci DF FRA 35+1 0 8 0 2 0 4 0 30 Rémy Vercoutre GK FRA 19 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 32 Jean-Alain Boumsong DF FRA 8 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 33 Mickael Charvet DF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Frédéric Roux GK FRA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |} References Lyon Category:Olympique Lyonnais seasons Category:French football championship–winning seasons