Lyon
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Last 5 matches
Rennes W 4-0 Round 5 · Sep 19 · Home · 4-2-3-1 → 
Squad
Greif 
Bengui 
Descamps 
Diarra 
Tagliafico 
Athekame 
Abner 
Niakhaté 
Bacher 
Kluivert 
Mata 
Kango 
Kamara 
Bidstrup 
Tessmann 
Tolisso 
Merah 
Morton 
Boudache 
de Carvalho 
Ouédraogo 
Nartey 
Akouokou 
Diawara 
Nuamah 
Sulc 
Openda 
Duranville 
Himbert 
Gomes Rodríguez 
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Troyes Common questions
Who starts for Lyon in the latest lineup?
Against Rennes, Lyon started Greif, Athekame, Bacher, Niakhaté, Abner, Bidstrup, Morton, Nuamah, Sulc, Tolisso and Openda, in a 4-2-3-1. The sheet above shows the same eleven with shirt numbers.
What formation does Lyon play?
Lyon lined up in a 4-2-3-1 most recently, and has also used 4-3-3 in recent matches.
Who captains Lyon?
Tolisso wears the armband in the current Lyon squad.
Can I build my own Lyon lineup?
Yes. The free web builder opens with Lyon loaded — pick the eleven, set the formation and export the image. The iOS and Android app adds ratings, goals, cards and up to 100 saved lineups.
Are the Lyon lineups up to date?
Every Ligue 1 matchday is published within hours of full time, and this page is rebuilt with it — lineups, results and the table.
About Lyon
Lyon are a football club from France, playing in the Ligue 1 2026/27. They are 2nd in the table with 11 points from 5 matches, having won 3, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Their most recent lineup was a 4-2-3-1, a 4–0 home win over Rennes on September 19, 2026. That XI read Greif, Athekame, Bacher, Niakhaté, Abner, Bidstrup, Morton, Nuamah, Sulc, Tolisso and Openda, the eleven Fonseca picked. Recent sheets also show a 4-3-3. Form over the last 5 matches, newest first, reads W-D-W-D-W, with 10 goals scored and 2 conceded.
The 30-player squad lists 4 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 11 midfielders and 6 attackers. 20 nationalities are in it: 8 players from France, and the rest from Denmark, England, Belgium, Slovakia, Mali and Argentina and elsewhere. Lyon play Lens next, on Friday, October 9, 2026. This page is rebuilt after every Ligue 1 matchday, with the newest starting XI as an image, the result and the updated table.
Every player on this page is in the app, photos and ratings included. Build your XI, export the image, share it.