Lyon, Bastia on even ground
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Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Olympique Lyon and Bastia are hard to separate at this juncture of the season. Sure, Lyon is the three-time defending Ligue 1 champions and possess much more impressive credentials.
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The rebuilding job that is France made a little more progress with a hard-earned 2-0 victory over Cyprus in Nicosiaâs sparsely populated GSP stadium.
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Lille failed to reduce the lead of champions and Ligue 1 leaders Lyon when they were held 0-0 at Ajaccio on Saturday evening. Lyon, who drew 1-1 with Marseille on Friday and are aiming for a fourth title in
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Igor Andreev tamed a leaping Marcos Baghdatis with a 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-4 win to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam for the first time at the French Open on Monday.
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Manchester United have left French champions Lyon with a point after a second half brace from Ruud van Nistelrooy pulled the Premiership giants back to 2-2.
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A HOWLER by Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard led to Lyon taking a 35th minute lead in this Champions League game today. Howard dropped a Juninho cross and Cristiano Cris was left with a tap-in for the French.
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Second-half goals by midfielder Mickael Essien and striker Florent Malouda handed champions Olympique Lyon a 2-0 win at Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Tuesday.
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Olympique Lyon returned to its  characteristic winning ways Saturday, beating Nantes 2-0 to  strengthen its Ligue 1 lead.
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Sylvain Wiltord scored one goal and made another as he returned to lead Olympique Lyon to a 2-1 victory over AJ Auxerre in a Ligue 1 game on Saturday.
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Lyon coach Paul le Guen has admitted his side would be happy with a draw at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. The three-times French champions have assured themselves of qualification for the Champions League
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French champions Olympique Lyon hope to regain their momentum when they meet ambitious AJ Auxerre on Saturday. The Ligue 1 leaders have won only one of their last four games, losing for the first time this
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Real Madrid, Lyon and Arsenal were the big winners in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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Bastia moved tentatively top of the French first division Friday, as striker Tony Vareilles struck a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Nice.
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WE HAVE to make sure that this afternoonâs match at home to Middlesbrough is not an example of âafter the Lord Mayorâs showâ, because everyone has been on such a high since our fantastic 6-2 Champions League win over Fenerbahce.
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At times the two giants appear to be linking arms; at times they are in active competition. But it is not exactly a relationship of equals.
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Toulouse, France (Sports Network) - There is a reason that Lyon has captured the Ligue 1 title three years in a row, and they put all those positive attributes on display at the Municipal Stadium on Tuesday night during a 2-0 win over Toulouse.
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Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Ligue 1 leaders Lyon will put its unbeaten domestic record on the line Friday when it hosts Marseille.