Nabil Fekir (born 18 July 1993) is a French footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a striker for Lyon. He came into Lyon’s first team in July 2013, and became a regular in the team in his second season, being named Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. Previously called up by Algeria, […]
French outfits Olympique Lyon hosts Spanish giants Barcelona at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League round of 16 first leg encounter on Tuesday. Olympique Lyon will be without Amine Gouri, Rafael and Ousseynou Ndiaye who are injured, Tanguy Ndombele and Jason Denayer are also doubted. Nabil Fekir is suspended for the first leg. Arthur, […]
Goals from Martin Terrier and captain Nabil Fekir were enough for Lyon to move three points behind second-place Lille and six ahead of Saint-Etienne. Terrier, who had earlier had a goal ruled out for offside, scored with a fine finish on the rebound after Houssem Aouar tried his luck from distance in the 15th minute. Guingamp […]
Manchester City ended their group F campaign with a comeback win against Hoffenheim on Wednesday night in Champions League. Hoffenheim took an early lead in the 16th minute when Croatian Andrej Kamaric took a penalty passed the City keeper. Manchester City resurrected after conceding an early goal until winger Leroy Sane took a free-kick in […]
Olympique Lyonnais made it to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League after holding Shakhtar Donetsk to a 1-1 draw. Lyon needed a point only to advance into the next round having already collected seven points prior. Shakhtar Donetsk went ahead in the 22nd minute through Brazilian Junior Moraes. The two teams went into […]
Andreas Cornelius second half volley denied Lyon a win against Bordeaux at Groupama Stadium on Sunday in Ligue One. Bordeaux threatened at the start with Yann Karamoh’s strike in the 9th minute but was ruled offside. Anthony Lopes turned out Jimmy Briand’s efforts after being found by Maxime Poundje in the box with 9 minutes […]
France didn’t make regular changes in the squad that he shielded for the upcoming games with a few missing with injuries and others dropped. Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti and Bayern’s Corentin Tolisso miss out with injuries, while Mancity’s left back Benjamin Mendy has been dropped. Defenders Mamadou Sakho, Kurt Zouma and Lucas Digne have earned call-ups […]
Teams: Hoffenheim Vs Manchester City Competition: Champions League Venue: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Date: October 2 2018 Time: 17:55 UK, 16:55 GMT, 19:55 MECCA You can also watch the Match via this CHANNEL BEIN SPORTS 11 HD Premier League Champions Manchester City will have to fight for their first win in the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League when they visit German […]
Lyon were denied a fourth consecutive win in all competitions after being tied to a 1-1 draw by Nantes, despite a failed penalty by World Cup winner Fekir. Lyon’s coach decided to rotate the squad with Rafael, Tanguy Ndombele and Jason Denayer being dropped while Memphis Depay and Fekir returned along with Marcelo, Pape Cheikh […]
Olympique Lyonnais will aim for the fourth win in arrow when they will host FC Nantes this Saturday in Ligue 1. Having a poor start of the campaign evidenced by losing to newly-promoted Reims and unsettled Nice by then, and drawing with Caen, Lyon has finally come into business. Lyon’s poor start was escalated with […]
France are through to the round of 16 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and a point against Denmark on Tuesday will wrap up top spot in Group C for Didier Deschamps‘ men. Les Bleus manager may opt to rest midfielders Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi. Corentin Tolisso was dropped in favour of Matuidi last […]
If France follows the pattern of its recent World Cup appearances, Les Bleus will leave Russia gravely disappointed amid soaring expectations. They were champions in 1998, flopped in the group stage four years later, reached the final in 2006, bombed the next time around and reached the quarterfinals in 2014. It’s hard to see the […]
