2007–08_Olympique_Lyonnais_season
2007–08 Olympique Lyonnais season
Lyon 2007–08 football season
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.
| 2007–08 season | ||||
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| Owner | OL Groupe | |||
| Chairman | Jean-Michel Aulas | |||
| Manager | Alain Perrin | |||
| Stadium | Stade de Gerland | |||
| Ligue 1 | 1st | |||
| Trophée des Champions | Winners | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Quarter-finals | |||
| Coupe de France | Winners | |||
| Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| 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) | |||
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As of 8 March 2008. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
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Out
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Players out on loan
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Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Alain Perrin |
| Assistant manager | Rémi Garde |
| Assistant manager | Christophe Galtier |
| Assistant manager | Bruno Genesio |
| Club doctor | Jean-Jacques Amprino |
| Goalkeeping coach | Joël Bats |
| Special Advisor | Bernard Lacombe |
Last updated: 30 May 2007
Source: Olympique Lyonnais
Kit
Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Novotel (home), Ticket Restaurant (away), Renault Trucks (alternate)
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Source: OL Boutique
Other information
| Chairman | Jean-Michel Aulas |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Stade Gerland (41,044 / 112x65 yards) |
Source: Stade Gerland Profile
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Lyon (C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 75 | |
| 3 | Marseille | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Nancy | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 60 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 58 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 Statistics
Results 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 |
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| 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 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance | League
position |
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| 5 August 2007 | Auxerre | H | 2 – 0[permanent dead link] | Baroš  33', Benzema 70' |
35,537 | 3rd |
| 11 August 2007 | Toulouse | A | 0 – 1[permanent dead link] | 24,980 | 7th | |
| 18 August 2007 | Lorient | A | 1 – 2[permanent dead link] | Benzema 32' |
14,612 | 8th |
| 26 August 2007 | Saint-Étienne | H | 1 – 0[permanent dead link] | 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[permanent dead link] | Govou 71', Benzema 76', Baroš 78' |
35,042 | 2nd |
| 15 September 2007 | Metz | A | 5 – 1[permanent dead link] | 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[permanent dead link] | Santos 42', Källström 81', Benzema 90' |
38,420 | 4th |
| 7 October 2007 | Bordeaux | A | 3 – 1[permanent dead link] | Anderson 5', Benzema 23', Källström 59' |
31,919 | 2nd |
| 20 October 2007 | Monaco | H | 3 – 1[permanent dead link] | Juninho 12' (pen.), Réveillère 18', Benzema 50' |
36,254 | 1st |
| 28 October 2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | A | 3 – 2[permanent dead link] | Ben Arfa 40', 43', Govou 84' |
39,787 | 1st |
| 3 November 2007 | Valenciennes | H | 2 – 0[permanent dead link] | Juninho 40', Govou 87' |
38,631 | 1st |
| 11 November 2007 | Marseille | H | 1 – 2[permanent dead link] | Juninho 7' |
38,811 | 1st |
| 24 November 2007 | Rennes | A | 2 – 0[permanent dead link] | Juninho 5' (pen.), Ben Arfa 18' |
28,596 | 1st |
| 2 December 2007 | Strasbourg | H | 5 – 0[permanent dead link] | Källström 13', 80' (pen.), Juninho 19', Benzema 64', Clerc 78' |
34,595 | 1st |
| 8 December 2007 | Caen | A | 0 – 1[permanent dead link] | 20,664 | 1st | |
| 15 December 2007 | Nice | H | 0 – 0[permanent dead link] | 37,280 | 1st | |
| 22 December 2007 | Nancy | A | 1 – 1[permanent dead link] | Baroš 80' |
19,898 | 1st |
| 12 January 2008 | Toulouse | H | 3 – 2[permanent dead link] | Ben Arfa 17', Juninho 56', Benzema 66' |
36,587 | 1st |
| 20 January 2008 | Lens | A | 0 – 3[permanent dead link] | 32,734 | 1st | |
| 23 January 2008 | Lorient | H | 2 – 0[permanent dead link] | Ben Arfa 29', Benzema 74' |
37,780 | 1st |
| 27 January 2008 | Saint-Étienne | A | 1 – 1[permanent dead link] | Benzema 90' |
31,537 | 1st |
| 9 February 2008 | Sochaux | H | 4 – 1[permanent dead link] | Bodmer 2', 76', Govou 90', Benzema 90' |
35,904 | 1st |
| 16 February 2008 | Le Mans | A | 0 – 1[permanent dead link] | 14,051 | 1st | |
| 23 February 2008 | Metz | H | 2 – 0[permanent dead link] | Fred 10', 69' |
37,281 | 1st |
| 1 March 2008 | Lille | A | 1 – 0[permanent dead link] | Fred 32' |
77,840 | 1st |
| 9 March 2008 | Bordeaux | H | 4 – 2[permanent dead link] | Bodmer 11', 24', Benzema 50', Keïta 90+3' |
40,381 | 1st |
| 15 March 2008 | Monaco | A | 3 – 0[permanent dead link] | Keïta 20', 38', Fred 35' |
12,321 | 1st |
| 23 March 2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | H | 4 – 2[permanent dead link] | Fred 8', 36', Govou 65', Juninho 72' |
37,895 | 1st |
| 30 March 2008 | Valenciennes | A | 2 – 1[permanent dead link] | Keïta 8', Govou 66' |
15,313 | 1st |
| 6 April 2008 | Marseille | A | 1 – 3[permanent dead link] | Cana 45' (o.g.) |
56,271 | 1st |
| 13 April 2008 | Rennes | H | 1 – 1[permanent dead link] | Cris 15' |
39,900 | 1st |
| 19 April 2008 | Strasbourg | A | 2 – 1 | Bodmer 62', Grosso 68' |
26,006 | 1st |
| 26 April 2008 | Caen | H | 2 – 2[permanent dead link] | Benzema 33', 60' |
39,068 | 1st |
| 3 May 2008 | Nice | A | 0 – 0[permanent dead link] | 14,206 | 1st | |
| 10 May 2008 | Nancy | H | 1 – 0[permanent dead link] | Macaluso 63' (o.g.) |
38,190 | 1st |
| 17 May 2008 | AJ Auxerre | A | 3 – 1[permanent dead link] | Benzema 1', Fred 10', Källström 53' |
19,799 | 1st |
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 E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Barcelona |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Lyon |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Rangers |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  Stuttgart |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 |
Results by round
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance | Group
position |
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| 19 September 2007 | Barcelona | A | 0 – 3 | 78,689 | 4th | |
| 2 October 2007 | Rangers | H | 0 – 3 | 38,076 | 4th | |
| 23 October 2007 | VfB Stuttgart | A | 2 – 0 | Santos 55', Benzema 79' |
51,000 | 3rd |
| 7 November 2007 | VfB 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 half-time.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 20 February 2008 | First knockout round First leg |
Manchester United | H | 1 – 1 | Benzema 54' |
39,230 |
| 4 March 2008 | First knockout round Second leg |
Manchester United | A | 0 – 1 | 75,521 |
Coupe de la Ligue
Lyon entered this year's 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.
Results by round
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.[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 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. For more information on the final, click below.
Results by round
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 6 January 2008 | Round of 32 | Créteil | A | 4 – 0[permanent dead link] | Benzema 15', 38', 80' (pen.), Juninho 44' |
10,640 |
| 3 February 2008 | Round of 16 | Croix de Savoie | A | 1 – 0[permanent dead link] | Fred 80' |
7,500 |
| 18 March 2008 | First Knockout Round | Sochaux | H | 2 – 1[permanent dead link] | Benzema 56', 90+1' |
20,012 |
| 15 April 2008 | Quarterfinals | FC Metz | H | 1 – 0[permanent dead link] | 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 |
- Last updated on 24 May 2008.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 1 | Champions League | Coupe de la Ligue | Coupe de France | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | FRA |
Grégory Coupet | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | FRA |
François Clerc | 40 | 1 | 21+7 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  BRA |
Cris | 17 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  SUI |
Patrick Müller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | FRA |
Mathieu Bodmer | 51 | 7 | 30+8 | 6 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  SWE |
Kim Källström | 54 | 6 | 29+9 | 5 | 7+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA |
Juninho | 47 | 13 | 30+3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | BRA |
Fred | 31 | 8 | 14+8 | 7 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | FRA |
Karim Benzema | 52 | 31 | 33+4 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | DF |  ITA |
Fabio Grosso | 44 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | FRA |
Sidney Govou | 45 | 9 | 26+6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | FRA |
Hatem Ben Arfa | 43 | 8 | 18+13 | 6 | 5+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW |  ARG |
César Delgado | 10 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | FRA |
Anthony Réveillère | 40 | 1 | 22+6 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP |
Marc Crosas | 12 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BRA |
Anderson | 19 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  CIV |
Kader Keïta | 41 | 5 | 19+11 | 4 | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | FRA |
Romain Beynié | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | FRA |
Joan Hartock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | FRA |
Anthony Mounier | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | FRA |
Jérémy Toulalan | 41 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | FRA |
Sébastien Squillaci | 50 | 0 | 35+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | FRA |
Rémy Vercoutre | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | FRA |
Jean-Alain Boumsong | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | FRA |
Mickael Charvet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | FRA |
Frédéric Roux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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