Saturday, September 10, 2016

Lyon's weak defending exposed again in 3-1 loss to Bordeaux (The Associated Press)

Lyon's Mouctar Diakhaby, second right, challenges for the ball with Bordeaux players during their French League One soccer match in Decines, near Lyon, central France, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

If Lyon wants to challenge for the French league title it must learn how to defend, because frailties at the back were again glaringly exposed in a 3-1 home loss to Bordeaux on Saturday. Long-serving Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas watched glum-faced from the stands as former France winger Jeremy Menez scored the third goal in the 90th minute, by which point many fans were already leaving their seats. At the final whistle, goalkeeper Anthony Lopes sat slumped against the goalpost with his head in his hands.


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