Tag: Lyon

Memphis Depay scores a goal that has no business being a goal

This just isn’t fair

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You know when you’re playing FIFA 17 and you accidentally hit the shoot button in some random part of the pitch and immediately think “Well, that was a waste”? That’s what Memphis Depay did to Lyon in real life against Toulouse, but he actually scored with his absurd shot.

After spinning around with the ball near the halfway line, Memphis launched a no-look shot up into the sky and when it came down, it was in the back of the net.

Here’s another angle:

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That’s just cruel. Especially since Lyon won 4–0, with Memphis scoring twice. That goalkeeper has a family, man.


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Ligue 1 match abandoned after fireworks explode next to Lyon keeper

Dumb Metz fans ruin a match their team was leading

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Shortly after 13th-place Metz took a 1-o lead over fifth-place Lyon at home, their fans decided things were going entirely too well and figured they should ruin everything with a bang. And so, these idiots threw a firework onto the pitch, which exploded next to Lyon keeper Anthony Lopes.

While Lopes was on the ground receiving treatment, another firework was thrown and exploded beside him. This was when match officials abandoned the game and sent everyone back to the dressing rooms.

According to Lyon, Lopes was taken to a local hospital for tests. Metz have since announced that they have identified the culprits. Severe punishments seem likely to follow.

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Marseille fans hang effigy of “traitor” Mathieu Valbuena for his return with rivals

In 2014, Mathieu Valbuena left Marseille after eight seasons for Dynamo Moscow, a move seen by Marseille supporters as a disappointing and blatant cash grab. Marseille retired Valbuena’s number, though, cementing his place as a highly regarded club legend. Which made it that much more infuriating for Marseille fans when Valbuena joined rival club Lyon after just one season in Russia. Read more