Days after their shock exit from the Coupe de France, Lyon aim to get back on track when they host Toulouse in Ligue 1 action on Saturday at Groupama Stadium. OL currently sit sixth in the table following a 2-1 defeat versus Brest last weekend, and Toulouse are four points behind them in eighth, losing by that same score against Strasbourg.
Olympique Lyonnais and Toulouse ended in a 0-0 stalemate at the Groupama Stadium during Matchday 18 of Ligue 1.
Striker Othmane Maamma has come off the bench to score the decisive goal as Montpellier won 2-1 at Toulouse to move off the bottom of the French league.
After a humiliating elimination in the Coupe de France and a worrying defeat in Brest, Lyon returns to the championship
Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg's avoidable error helped Toulouse to a 27-17 home win over Montpellier as the hosts moved to the French Top 14 summit. Elsewhere, Racing 92 extended their record Top 14 run without a win to six matches as they were beaten 27-20 by Castres to add pressure onto head coach Stuart Lancaster.
Pierre Sage will be looking for a reaction from his Lyon side following their disappointing defeat to 5th-tier FC Bourgoin-Jallieu on penalties in the Coupe de France. As they welcome Toulouse in
Olympique Lyon (sixth) and FC Nantes (15th) square off on Sunday at 11:15 AM ET, in a matchup between a pair of clubs in opposite halves of the table in Ligue 1.Olympique Lyon drew on January 18