Ligue 1

UEFA Cup 2008-09 Group Stages draw

The draw for the group stages of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup has been made, and we have some excellent fixtures within.

Portsmouth, in their debut season in Europe, will get a chance to play AC Milan at Fratton Park. Pompey are in Group E along with Herenveen, Braga and Wolfsburg.

There are eight groups in all, and 3 teams from each group qualify for the next round. They will be joined by the eight third placed teams in each Champions League group.

Group A :-

Schalke ( Germany)
Paris St.Germain ( France)
Manchester City ( England)
Racing Santander ( Spain)
FC Twente ( Netherlands)

Group B :-

Benfica ( Portugal)
Olympiakos ( Greece)
Galatasaray ( Turkey)
Hertha Berlin ( Germany)
Metalist Kharkiv ( Ukraine)

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Le Havre 0-1 OL- French Ligue 1

After coming back from a two goal deficit to draw with Fiorentina in the Champions League, French giants Olympique Lyon won their weekend domestic fixture by beating Le Havre AC 1-0 at the Stade Jules Deschaseux. Lyon, who had Sidney Govou sent off in the second half, held on to their one goal lead, given by Ederson when he converted from the penalty spot a minute before half time.

Karim Benzema and Jean Alain Boumsong started on the bench as Claude Le Puel started with the below 11 players.

Hugo Lloris
Anthony Reveilliere
John Mensah
Cris
Mathieu Bodmer
Jean Makoun
Ederson
J.Toulalan
Miralem Pjanic
Frederic Piquionne
Sidney Govou

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Lyon 3-0 Toulouse first game of Ligue 1 2008-09 season

Lyon defeated Toulouse 3-0 in their first game of the 2008-09 French Ligue 1 season. Karim Benzema netted twice and new signing Jean II Makoun scored once, but the French giants suffered a blow as rightback Francois Clerc ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first half. Medical tests have revealed that Clerc can be expected to be out of action for the next six months.

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