With Olympique Lyonnais sitting in 4th place, 21 points off the leaders Monaco, their season may seem a fruitless one, but recently they have been playing some immaculate football. While not doing the best in Ligue 1, they have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League, after getting knocked out of the Champions League in a group with Sevilla and Juventus. They’ve knocked out Roma 5-4 on aggregate. In their last 5 league games, Bruno Génésio’s men haveonly lost to defending champions PSG in a 2-1 encounter. Disregarding results, they have played free-flowing, attacking football. They may not be the most possession-oriented team, but they create chances and are a very fun team to watch. Lyon has so many young talents on their team as well, with players like Tolisso, Lacazette, Cornet, Fekir, Ghezzal, and the list goes on.

The Squad

The young, talented Lyon side has so many options in defense as well as attack. In both of their Europa league games, as well as their league match against PSG, they played a 4-3-3. Anthony Lopes the man in goal, and Diakhaby & Mammana the starting centre-backs. Yanga-Mbiwa played in for Mammana against PSG, due to injury. Jallet the preferred right back to Rafael, and Morel the left back. There are so many options in midfield, but the Gonalons is always the man to get himself into the team. This man is a top quality footballer, and I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a team that swoops in for him. In more attacking roles, there’s Tolisso, Tousart, and Fekir. So much talent in the midfield, and to add to that they have Ferri and Darder to come off the bench. On the flanks, they have Memphis Depay (who is ineligible for the Europa League), Valbuena, Cornet, and Ghezzal. Finally, at the 9 they have the Alexandre Lacazette. This man is elite, and will definitely be making a big money move in the near future.