Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarises Olympique Lyonnais’ 2-1 win in the away leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League second qualifying round tie against Levante in Valencia, Spain. Above: A midfield tussle between Olympique Lyonnais and Levante last night. Photo: Levante UD. This game was not an easy one for Olympique Lyonnais and there were a lot ofContinue reading “Important But Difficult Win For Lyon”
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Ellie Carpenter: A Brilliant Player And Getting Better
Last week, Ellie Carpenter was announced as both the Australian PFA’s Player of Year and Young Player of the Year. Impetus’ Kieran Yap outlines the continued growth of this outstanding 21 year-old from Cowra. Above: Ellie Carpenter went toe-by-toe with Megan Rapinoe at the Olympics and came out on top. Photo: Getty Images. Sam KerrContinue reading “Ellie Carpenter: A Brilliant Player And Getting Better”
Lyon Off And Running
Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 Stade de Reims Exclusive Words and Photos by Jean-Pierre Thiesset at the Groupama Training Centre for Impetus. Above: Christiane Endler dives to make a save on her D1 Arkema debut for Olympique Lyonnais. Photos exclusive to Impetus by: Jean-Pierre Thiesset. Lyon started by playing very high on the field and putting aContinue reading “Lyon Off And Running”
Major International Club Tournaments Kick-Off
by Catherine Paquette Above: Fans gather for The Women’s Cup. Photo: Dash Photography The upcoming week will see two National Women’s Soccer League clubs host two major invitational women’s cups. The first, The Women’s International Champions Cup, will be held in Portland, Oregon to crown the world’s best club. The second, the Women’s Cup, willContinue reading “Major International Club Tournaments Kick-Off”
Changing of the Guard Complete in France
Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 Paris St. Germain By Ben Gilby Olympique Lyonnais’ domination of D1 Arkema is over after Paris St. Germain earned a point to ensure that they will win the championship for the first time in their history by beating mid table Dijon this coming Friday night. Lyon had to win to realistically retainContinue reading “Changing of the Guard Complete in France”
PSG End Lyon Champions League Dominance
Jean-Pierre Thiesset gives us his report of the UEFA Women Champion League round of 8 second leg, Olympique Lyonnais game against Paris SG. Paris St Germain won 2-1 away from home against Lyon, and qualified for the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. Unfortunately for Lyon fans and as I foresaw, Lyon were not ableContinue reading “PSG End Lyon Champions League Dominance”
Katriina Talaslahti: Living The Dream in Lyon
Jean-Pierre Thiesset spoke exclusively to Olympique Lyonnais’ goalkeeper Katriina Talaslahti about her career so far, what life is like at Lyon and her aims for the future. Katriina Talaslahti was born on September 21, 2000 in Espoo, Finland and is the third of three sisters. She is Finnish and started at small club close toContinue reading “Katriina Talaslahti: Living The Dream in Lyon”
Defending Champions In Less Than Convincing Win
Jean-Pierre Thiesset reports on the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League round of sixteen tie between Olympique Lyonnais and Brondby. About 20 OL ANG’ELLES fans were at the Groupama Stadium entrance to cheer for Olympique Lyonnais Women team even if the game was not open to public. Lyon at home in the Groupama Stadium,Continue reading “Defending Champions In Less Than Convincing Win”
Selma Bacha – Part of an Exciting New Generation in French Women’s Football
Jean-Pierre Thiesset spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Olympique Lyonnais and France U20’s star Selma Bacha (22/2/21). Above: Selma Bacha in action for Olympique Lyonnais. Photo: Damien LG Selma Bacha was born on 9th November 2000 in Lyon. She is French of Algerian and Tunisian origin. She started her career with FC Gerland in Lyon at the ageContinue reading “Selma Bacha – Part of an Exciting New Generation in French Women’s Football”
Battle of the Big Guns Goes PSG’s Way
Paris St. Germain 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais by Ben Gilby Paris St. Germain stuck a symbolic blow in the D1 Arkema title race with a deserved victory over perennial top of the table rivals Olympique Lyonnais at the Parc des Princes – a result which condemned the visitors to their first league defeat in four years.Continue reading “Battle of the Big Guns Goes PSG’s Way”
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