Olympique Lyonnais season 2007-08

Infobox Football club season
club = Olympique Lyonnais

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season = 2007-08
manager = flagicon|FRA Alain Perrin
chairman = flagicon|FRA Jean-Michel Aulas
league = Ligue 1
league result = 1st (Champions)
cup1 = Trophée des champions
cup1 result = Champions
cup2 = Coupe de la Ligue
cup2 result = Eliminated
cup3 = Coupe de France
| cup3 result = Champions
cup4 = UEFA Champions League
cup4 result = Eliminated
league topscorer =
Karim Benzema (20)
season topscorer =
Karim Benzema (31)
highest attendance = 40,381 vs Bordeaux (9 March 2008)
lowest attendance = 20,012 vs Sochaux (18 March 2008)
prevseason = 2006-07
nextseason = 2008-09

The 2007–08 season is Olympique Lyonnais's 49th season in Ligue 1 and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of French football. They are the defending champions having won the title the past six consecutive seasons.

Current squad

"As of 8 March 2008." Fs player|no=21|nat=Spain|pos=MF|name=Marc Crosas "(on loan from FC Barcelona)"

Transfers

In

Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=ARG|name=Cesar Delgado|other=€10m from Cruz Azul [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] Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=Spain|name=Marc Crosas|other=on loan from FC Barcelona until the end of the season [ [http://goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=541689 Goal.com - France - Crosas Surprised By Lyon Move ] ] Fs player|no=32|pos=DF|nat=FRA|name=Jean-Alain Boumsong|other=€3m from Juventus FC [http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=562226 Goal.com - Juventus - Official: Lyon Seal Boumsong Deal ] ] Fs player|no=--|pos=MF|nat=BRA|name=Ederson|other=€15m from OGC Nice, official in June 2008

Out

Players out on loan

Fs player|no=12|pos=FW|nat=FRA|name=Loïc Rémy|other=on loan to RC Lens until the end of the season [http://www.frenchleague.com/actualiteLFP/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=9638 Ligue de Football Professionnel : Transfer Window - the final moves ] ] Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=FRA|name=Sandy Paillot|other=on loan to Grenoble Foot 38 until the end of the season

Club

The Management

Kit

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Other information

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 AJ Auxerre on the final day of the season.

League table

"Last updated May 17, 2008"

Results by Round

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 4 months with a torn medial ligament. [ [http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/8/4/sports/18499286&sec=sports Coupet out for four months after damaging knee ligament ] ] 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 the 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 semi-finals 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 tooked 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 4th Coupe de France title in their history and the first in the Aulas era. For more information on the final, click below.

"Coupe de France Final 2008"

Results by Round

tatistics

:"Last updated on May 24, 2008."

References