Olympique Lyonnais suffered a 2-1 defeat in his penultimate friendly match against Bayern Munich, with the only Lyon goal scored by Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez, a young English-Venezuela attacker who had just replaced. Despite a promising first half and the introduction of young players like Khalis Merah, who delivered a decisive pass, and Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez, who scored his first professional goal, the team conceded the victory to Bayern in the second period. Coach Paulo Fonseca highlighted the positive attitude of his players and the quality of the game, while recognizing Bayern’s superiority, and highlighted the opportunity this meeting represented to test his strength for the upcoming season.
OL’s summer preparation was marked by several friendly matches and tournaments to assess young talent. The reserve and the U19 participated in the CariSport tournament in Maine-et-Loire, obtaining mixed results, but also won against Montpellier. The U19 then took part in the European tournament, showing contrasting performances, with a victory against Real Sociedad and a game to come against PSG. The strength of Paulo Fonseca is currently being strengthened with the upcoming arrival of Nicolas Tagliafico, as well as the expected recruits, Pavel Sulc and Tyler Morton, who are expected to complete the team before the championship takes over.
The Paulo Fonseca team has 22 players, including eight field players including several young talents who had the opportunity to play against Bayern Munich. The coach preferred the rotation to give the entire team some time to play before the championship took over in Lens. Players like Tiago Gonรงalves, Mathys De Carvalho and Rรฉmy Hima had their chance, while some key players like Mahamadou Diawara were not used. The upcoming arrival of new recruits and the return of injured players like Malick Fofana should strengthen the team for the coming season, allowing Paulo Fonseca to compose a more effective offensive trio.