Paris vs Lyon

Founded in 1950, Lyon’s modern history is closely linked with that of their iconic president, Jean-Michel Aulas, who took over the club in 1987. The French businessman took just two years to turn Les Gones into a French elite team, before building a veritable dynasty in the 2000s, a decade notable for seven consecutive league title triumphs between 2002 and 2008.

The team boast one of France’s best youth academies, which has, over the years, yielded top-quality footballers such as Karim Benzema, Nabil Fekir and Alexandre Lacazette. During season 2017-18, Fekir and his teammates finished third in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats, securing a place in the UEFA Champions League on the final matchday.

After a unconvincing 2019-20 pre-season, and a series of 7 defeats in Ligue 1 Uber Eats, Olympique Lyonnais decided to dismiss Sylvinho, named coach at the end of June. Jean Michel Aulas and Juninho chose Rudi Garcia as the new coach, after having coached LOSC, AS Roma or Olympique de Marseille.

On January 21st, 2018, Lyon set a new attendance record of 57,582 during their encounter with Paris Saint-Germain. Bruno Génésio’s players recorded a 2-1 win that day, with Memphis Depay scoring a memorable goal.

On September 22nd, 2019, in Ligue 1 Uber Eats, the Red and Blue have defeated them 1 - 0 at Groupama Stadium. The Parisians were able to count on a superb sequence of Neymar JR, beating Anthony Lopes, who had been irreproachable until then. The Gones have been defeated once again at Parc des Princes 4 - 2, on February 23rd, 2020, with goals from Di Maria, Mbappé and Cavani.

On March 4th, 2020, on French Cup semi-final at Groupama Stadium, Olympique Lyonnais have been defeated 5 - 1 against Paris Saint-Germain. Despite Terrier's early goal, the Red and Blue then scored 5 times, including a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappé, plus 1 goal from Sarabia and Neymar Jr. On July 31th, 2020, the Parisians won their 9th League Cup trophy at Stade de France after defeating Lyon at the end of the penalty shootout (6 - 5).