- 2007–08 Olympique Lyonnais season
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Olympique Lyonnais 2007-08 season Chairman 
Jean-Michel AulasManager Alain PerrinLigue 1 1st (Champions) Trophée des champions Champions Coupe de la Ligue Eliminated Coupe de France Champions UEFA Champions League Eliminated Top goalscorer League:
Karim Benzema (20)
All:
Karim Benzema (31)Highest home attendance 40,381 vs Bordeaux (9 March 2008) Lowest home attendance 20,012 vs Sochaux (18 March 2008) ← 2006-07 2008-09 → The 2007–08 season was Olympique Lyonnais's 49th season in Ligue 1 and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of French football. They were the defending champions having won the title the past six consecutive seasons.
Contents
Current squad
As of 8 March 2008. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Grégory Coupet (vice-captain) 2 DF François Clerc 3 
DF Cris (vice-captain) 4 
DF Patrick Müller 
5 MF Mathieu Bodmer 6 
MF Kim Källström 8 MF Juninho (captain) 9 FW Fred 10 FW Karim Benzema 11 
DF Fabio Grosso 14 MF Sidney Govou 18 MF Hatem Ben Arfa 19 
FW César Delgado No. Position Player 20 DF Anthony Réveillère 21 
MF Marc Crosas (on loan from Barcelona) 22 DF Anderson 23 
FW Kader Keïta 24 MF Romain Beynié 25 GK Joan Hartock 27 FW Anthony Mounier 28 MF Jérémy Toulalan 29 DF Sébastien Squillaci 30 GK Rémy Vercoutre 32 DF Jean-Alain Boumsong 33 DF Mickael Charvet 35 GK Frédéric Roux Transfers
In
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 5 MF Mathieu Bodmer (€6.5M from Lille[1]) 11 DF Fabio Grosso (€7M from Internazionale [2][3]) 21 
DF Nadir Belhadj (loan return from Sedan) 22 DF Anderson (€4M from Benfica) 23 FW Kader Keïta (€18M from Lille[1]) No. Position Player 35 GK Frédéric Roux (free agent from Ajaccio) 19 FW César Delgado (€10M from Cruz Azul)[4] 21 MF Marc Crosas (on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season) 32 DF Jean-Alain Boumsong (€3M from Juventus) -- MF Ederson (€15M from Nice, official in June 2008) Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 5 DF Claudio Caçapa (Free transfer to Newcastle United) 10 MF Florent Malouda (€21M to Chelsea[5]) 15 MF Alou Diarra (€7.75M to Bordeaux[6]) 20 DF Éric Abidal (€15M to Barcelona[7]) 21 
MF Tiago (€13M to Juventus[8]) 23 DF Jérémy Berthod (€2M to Monaco[9]) No. Position Player 38 FW Gregory Bettiol (€0.33M to Troyes) 39 DF Mourad Benhamida (Free transfer to Montpellier) -- GK Rémy Riou (€0.8M to Auxerre) 22 FW Sylvain Wiltord (€1.5M to Rennes) 21 DF Nadir Belhadj (€3.6M to Lens) Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 26 MF Fábio Santos (6 month loan to São Paulo) 7 
FW Milan Baroš (6 month loan to Portsmouth) 12 FW Loïc Rémy (on loan to Lens until the end of the season)[10] 15 DF Sandy Paillot (on loan to Grenoble until the end of the season)[10] Club
Management
Position Staff Manager Alain PerrinAssistant manager Rémi GardeAssistant manager Christophe GaltierAssistant manager Bruno GenesioClub doctor Jean-Jacques AmprinoGoalkeeping coach Joël BatsSpecial Advisor Bernard LacombeLast updated: 30 May 2007
Source: Olympique LyonnaisKit
Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Novotel (home), Ticket Restaurant (away), Renault Trucks (alternate)
HomeAwayThird/Euro KitAlternate AwaySource: OL Boutique
Other information
Chairman Jean-Michel AulasGround (capacity and dimensions) Stade Gerland (41,044 / 112x65 yards) Source: Stade Gerland Profile
Competitions
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
Last updated 17 May 2008
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes 1 Lyon 38 24 7 7 74 37 +37 79 Champions League
Group Stage2 Bordeaux 38 22 9 7 65 38 +27 75 3 Marseille 38 17 11 10 58 45 +13 62 Champions League
3rd Qualifying Round4 Nancy 38 15 15 8 44 30 +14 60 UEFA Cup
1st RoundPld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results summary
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 24 7 7 74 37 +37 79 14 4 1 44 16 +28 10 3 6 30 21 +9 Last updated: May 17, 2008
Source: Olympique Lyonnais StatisticsResults by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 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 Last updated: May 17, 2008.
Source: Olympique Lyonnais Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.Date Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance League position
5 August 2007 Auxerre H 2 – 0 Baroš 
33', Benzema 70'35,537 3rd 11 August 2007 Toulouse A 0 – 1 24,980 7th 18 August 2007 Lorient A 1 – 2 Benzema 32'14,612 8th 26 August 2007 Saint-Étienne H 1 – 0 Benzema 54'38,438 7th 29 August 2007 Sochaux A 2 – 1 Benzema 20', Bodmer 57'15,744 4th 1 September 2007 Le Mans H 3 – 2 Govou 71', Benzema 76', Baroš 78'35,042 2nd 15 September 2007 Metz A 5 – 1 Benzema 4', 36', 38', Ben Arfa 58', Juninho 86'21,988 1st 23 September 2007 Lille H 1 – 1 Govou 58'32,658 2nd 29 September 2007 Lens H 3 – 0 Fábio Santos 42', Källström 81', Benzema 90'38,420 4th 7 October 2007 Bordeaux A 3 – 1 Anderson 5', Benzema 23', Källström 59'31,919 2nd 20 October 2007 Monaco H 3 – 1 Juninho 12' (pen.), Réveillère 18', Benzema 50'36,254 1st 28 October 2007 PSG A 3 – 2 Ben Arfa 40', 43', Govou 84'39,787 1st 3 November 2007 Valenciennes H 2 – 0 Juninho 40', Govou 87'38,631 1st 11 November 2007 Marseille H 1 – 2 Juninho 7'38,811 1st 24 November 2007 Rennes A 2 – 0 Juninho 5' (pen.), Ben Arfa 18'28,596 1st 2 December 2007 Strasbourg H 5 – 0 Källström 13', 80' (pen.), Juninho 19', Benzema 64', Clerc 78'34,595 1st 8 December 2007 Caen A 0 – 1 20,664 1st 15 December 2007 Nice H 0 – 0 37,280 1st 22 December 2007 Nancy A 1 – 1 Baroš 80'19,898 1st 12 January 2008 Toulouse H 3 – 2 Ben Arfa 17', Juninho 56', Benzema 66'36,587 1st 20 January 2008 Lens A 0 – 3 32,734 1st 23 January 2008 Lorient H 2 – 0 Ben Arfa 29', Benzema 74'37,780 1st 27 January 2008 Saint-Étienne A 1 – 1 Benzema 90'31,537 1st 9 February 2008 Sochaux H 4 – 1 Bodmer 2', 76', Govou 90', Benzema 90'35,904 1st 16 February 2008 Le Mans A 0 – 1 14,051 1st 23 February 2008 Metz H 2 – 0 Fred 10', 69'37,281 1st 1 March 2008 Lille A 1 – 0 Fred 32'77,840 1st 9 March 2008 Bordeaux H 4 – 2 Bodmer 11', 24', Benzema 50', Keïta 90+3'40,381 1st 15 March 2008 Monaco A 3 – 0 Keïta 20', 38', Fred 35'12,321 1st 23 March 2008 PSG H 4 – 2 Fred 8', 36', Govou 65', Juninho 72'37,895 1st 30 March 2008 Valenciennes A 2 – 1 Keïta 8', Govou 66'15,313 1st 6 April 2008 Marseille A 1 – 3 Cana 45' (o.g.)56,271 1st 13 April 2008 Rennes H 1 – 1 Cris 15'39,900 1st 19 April 2008 RC Strasbourg A 2 – 1 Bodmer 62', Grosso 68'26,006 1st 26 April 2008 SM Caen H 2 – 2 Benzema 33', 60'39,068 1st 3 May 2008 Nice A 0 – 0 14,206 1st 10 May 2008 Nancy H 1 – 0 Macaluso 63' (o.g.)38,190 1st 17 May 2008 AJ Auxerre A 3 – 1 Benzema 1', Fred 10', Källström 53'19,799 1st UEFA Champions League
Lyon made their 7th straight appearance in the UEFA Champions League. They were pitted in the group of death, which featured German champions Stuttgart, Spanish giants Barcelona, and Scottish giants Rangers. After two disappointing 0–3 losses to Barcelona at the Nou Camp 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 5th consecutive season.
Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Barcelona6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14 Lyon6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10 
Rangers6 2 1 3 7 9 -2 7 
VfB Stuttgart6 1 0 5 7 15 -8 3 Results by Round
Date Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance Group position
19 September 2007 Barcelona A 0 – 3 78,689 4th 2 October 2007 Rangers H 0 – 3 38,076 4th 23 October 2007 Stuttgart A 2 – 0 Fábio Santos 55', Benzema 79'51,000 3rd 7 November 2007 Stuttgart H 4 – 2 Ben Arfa 5', 37', Källström 15', Juninho 90'38,215 3rd 27 November 2007 Barcelona H 2 – 2 Juninho 7', 80' (pen.)38,113 3rd 12 December 2007 Rangers A 3 – 0 Govou 16', Benzema 85', 88'50,260 2nd First Knockout Round
Lyon were paired against English champions Manchester United in the Round of 16. After a 1-1 draw at home, Lyon failed to respond at Old Trafford losing 0-1 on a Cristiano Ronaldo goal just before halftime.
Date Round Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 20 February 2008 First knockout round
First legManchester United H 1 – 1 Benzema 54'39,230 4 March 2008 First knockout round
Second legManchester United A 0 – 1 75,521 Coupe de la Ligue
Lyon came into this year's Coupe de la Ligue as the defending runner-ups after losing to Bordeaux in the 2007 final. Having made it to the UEFA Champions League, Lyon were given their annual bye into the First Knockout round, where they defeated SM 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 there sturdy defense as they bowed out of the League Cup for the 7th straight season. Their last cup triumph coming in 2001.
Results by Round
Date Round Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 31 October 2007 First Knockout Round SM Caen A 3 – 1 Keïta 14', Bodmer 76', Benzema 89'16,336 16 January 2008 Quarter-Finals Le Mans A 0 – 1 7,934 Coupe de France
Lyon got their French Cup season off to a strong start defeating Championnat National side US Créteil 4-0, with Benzema picking up a hat trick. This match was notable as it marked the return of Lyon goalkeeper Grégory Coupet who had been out for four months with a torn medial ligament.[11] Following their Round of 32 success, they were pitted against the surprising, yet upset-minded CFA side Croix de Savoie. After a hard-fought first half, it took an 80th-minute strike from Brazilian striker Fred to pull Lyon through to the next round where they faced the defending champions FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Following an unimpressive first half from both clubs, Karim 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, Karim Benzema again scored for Lyon to give them the victory and the right to move to the quarterfinals, where they faced relegation-bound FC 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. However, Karim Benzema again scored for Lyon (his 28th of the season and 6th 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 CS 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 will 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 Aulas era. For more information on the final, click below.
Results by round
Date Round Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 6 January 2008 Round of 32 US Créteil A 4 – 0 Benzema 15', 38', 80' (pen.), Juninho 44'10,640 3 February 2008 Round of 16 Croix de Savoie A 1 – 0 Fred 80'7,500 18 March 2008 First Knockout Round Sochaux H 2 – 1 Benzema 56', 90+1'20,012 15 April 2008 Quarterfinals FC Metz H 1 – 0 Benzema 39'27,015 7 May 2008 Semi-finals CS Sedan H 1 – 0 Juninho 88'33,057 24 May 2008 Final PSG N 1 – 0 Govou 102'79,204 Statistics
- Last updated on 24 May 2008.
No. Nat Pos Player Total Ligue 1 Champions League Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Grégory Coupet 28 0 19 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 2 DF François Clerc 40 1 28 1 7 0 0 0 5 0 3 DF Cris 17 1 13 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 DF Patrick Müller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 MF Mathieu Bodmer 50 7 37 6 5 0 2 1 6 0 6 MF Kim Källström 53 6 37 5 8 1 2 0 6 0 8 MF Juninho 46 13 32 8 8 3 2 0 4 2 9 FW Fred 30 8 21 7 3 0 2 0 4 1 10 FW Karim Benzema 51 31 36 20 7 4 2 1 6 6 11 DF Fabio Grosso 43 1 30 1 7 0 1 0 5 0 14 FW Sidney Govou 44 9 31 7 8 1 1 0 4 1 18 MF Hatem Ben Arfa 42 8 30 6 8 2 1 0 3 0 19 FW César Delgado 9 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 DF Anthony Réveillère 41 1 29 1 7 0 2 0 3 0 21 MF Marc Crosas 11 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 DF Anderson 19 1 12 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 23 FW Kader Keïta 41 5 30 4 6 0 1 1 4 0 24 MF Romain Beynié 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 GK Joan Hartock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 FW Anthony Mounier 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 MF Jérémy Toulalan 40 0 30 0 5 0 1 0 4 0 29 DF Sébastien Squillaci 48 0 34 0 8 0 2 0 4 0 30 GK Rémy Vercoutre 26 0 19 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 32 DF Jean-Alain Boumsong 13 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 33 DF Mickael Charvet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 GK Frédéric Roux 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 References
- ^ a b Foot - L1 - Lyon - Keïta et Bodmer ont signé
- ^ A world champion at OL
- ^ Ligue 1 - Lyon to sign Grosso
- ^ http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lequipe.fr%2FFootball%2Fbreves2008%2F20080109_150009Dev.html&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
- ^ Malouda poised for Chelsea
- ^ Diarra destined for Bordeaux
- ^ ABIDAL transferred to Barcelona
- ^ TIAGO transferred to Juventus
- ^ Berthod keen to start anew at Monaco
- ^ a b Ligue de Football Professionnel : Transfer Window - the final moves
- ^ Coupet out for four months after damaging knee ligament
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