2021–22 Olympique Lyonnais season

The 2021–22 season was the 72nd season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lyon participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League. The club was expelled from the domestic cup due to crowd trouble during their game against Paris FC.^[1]

Olympique Lyonnais

2021–22 season
President	Jean-Michel Aulas
Head coach	Peter Bosz
Stadium	Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Ligue 1	8th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
UEFA Europa League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Moussa Dembélé (21) All: Moussa Dembélé (22)
Highest home attendance	50,585 vs Monaco
Lowest home attendance	0 vs Reims
Biggest win	Lyon 6–1 Bordeaux
Biggest defeat	Angers 3–0 Lyon Rennes 4–1 Lyon Lyon 0–3 West Ham United
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  POR Anthony Lopes 2 DF  CIV Sinaly Diomandé 3 DF  ITA Emerson (on loan from Chelsea) 4 DF  FRA Castello Lukeba 5 DF  BEL Jason Denayer 7 FW  CMR Karl Toko Ekambi 8 MF  FRA Houssem Aouar (3rd captain) 9 FW  FRA Moussa Dembélé (vice-captain) 10 MF  BRA Lucas Paquetá 11 FW  ZIM Tino Kadewere 12 DF  BRA Henrique 14 DF  FRA Léo Dubois (captain) 15 MF  FRA Romain Faivre

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  TOG Malcolm Barcola 17 DF  FRA Malo Gusto 18 FW  FRA Rayan Cherki 19 MF  MLI Habib Keïta 20 MF  BRA Tetê (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 21 DF  FRA Damien Da Silva 22 MF  FRA Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 23 MF  BRA Thiago Mendes 25 MF  FRA Maxence Caqueret 27 DF  GER Jérôme Boateng 28 MF  FRA Tanguy Ndombele (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 30 GK  GER Julian Pollersbeck

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  TUR Cenk Özkaçar (at Leuven) — DF  MLI Youssouf Koné (at Troyes) — DF  FRA Sofyan Cola (at Bourg-en-Bresse) — MF  BRA Camilo (at Cuiabá)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Sofiane Augarreau (at Virton) — MF  FRA Florent da Silva (at Villefranche) — FW  FRA Yaya Soumaré (at Annecy) — FW  FRA Eli Wissa (at Villefranche)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
21	DF	Damien Da Silva	Rennes	Free	1 July 2021	[2]
	DF	Joachim Andersen	Fulham	Loan return	30 July 2021
	DF	Youssouf Koné	Elche	Loan return	30 July 2021	[3]
9	FW	Moussa Dembélé	Atlético Madrid	Loan return	1 July 2021
12	DF	Henrique	Vasco da Gama	Free	1 July 2021	[4]
3	DF	Emerson	Chelsea	Loan (€0.5M)	19 August 2021	[5]
29	FW	Xherdan Shaqiri	Liverpool	€10M	23 August 2021	[6]
27	DF	Jérôme Boateng	Free agent	Free	31 August 2021	[7]
15	MF	Romain Faivre	Brest	€15M	31 January 2022	[8]
28	MF	Tanguy Ndombele	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan (€1.4M)	31 January 2022	[9]
20	MF	Tetê	Shakhtar Donetsk	Loan	31 March 2022	[10]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
	FW	Yaya Soumaré	Dijon	Loan	16 June 2021	[11]
22	MF	Mattia De Sciglio	Juventus	End of loan	30 June 2021	[12]
10	FW	Memphis Depay	Barcelona	Free	1 July 2021	[13]
19	DF	Cenk Özkacar	OH Leuven	Loan	6 July 2021	[14]
3	DF	Djamel Benlamri	Qatar SC	Free	15 July 2021	[15]
26	DF	Melvin Bard	Nice	€3M	16 July 2021	[16]
3	DF	Joachim Andersen	Crystal Palace	€22M	28 July 2021	[17]
4	MF	Jean Lucas	Monaco	€11M	2 August 2021	[18]
	DF	Youssouf Koné	Troyes	Loan	2 August 2021	[19]
27	DF	Maxwel Cornet	Burnley	€15M	29 August 2021	[20]
6	DF	Marcelo	Bordeaux	Free	28 January 2022	[21]
39	MF	Bruno Guimarães	Newcastle United	€50.1M	30 January 2022	[22]
20	FW	Islam Slimani	Sporting CP	Free	31 January 2022	[23]
29	MF	Xherdan Shaqiri	Chicago Fire	€6.7M	9 February 2022	[24]

Transfer summary

Spending Summer: €10,500,000 Winter: €16,400,000 Total: €26,900,000

Income Summer: €51,000,000 Winter: €56,800,000 Total: €107,800,000

Net Expenditure Summer: €40,500,000 Winter: €40,400,000 Total: €80,900,000

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Lyon v Bourg-Péronnas

10 July 2021 Friendly	Lyon	5–1	Bourg-Péronnas	Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 30', 45' Barcola 62' Slimani 76' Lukeba 79'	Report	Corgnet  41' Ezikian 51'	Stadium: Stade Pierre Rajon

Lyon v Villefranche

17 July 2021 Friendly	Lyon	2–0	Villefranche	Lyon, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Slimani 15' Diomandé 37' Keïta  72'	Report		Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Referee: Mickaël Leleu

Lyon v VfL Wolfsburg

17 July 2021 Friendly	Lyon	4–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Lyon, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Toko Ekambi 7', 55' Dembélé 28' Bonnet  80' Wissa 82' (pen.)	Report	Ginczek 29' Gerhardt  31' Otávio  62'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Villarreal v Lyon

22 July 2021 Friendly	Villarreal	2–2	Lyon	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gómez 23' Dia 38' Pedraza  43' Morlanes  64'	Report	Jean Lucas 8' Aouar 44'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Antonio Campos Salinas

Sporting CP v Lyon

25 July 2021 Friendly	Sporting CP	3–2	Lyon	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Mendes  23' Paulinho 31', 49' Gonçalves 35'	Report	Aouar 8' Slimani 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Porto v Lyon

31 July 2021 Friendly	Porto	5–3	Lyon	Porto, Portugal
17:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Oliveira 4' (pen.) Vieira 30' Sanusi  45' Pepe 79' Martínez 83',  89' Taremi 84'	Report	Keïta  34' Marcelo 40' Toko Ekambi 54' Slimani 81'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Referee: Vitor Ferreira

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	7 August 2021	21 May 2022	Matchday 1	8th	38	17	11	10	66	51	+15	044.74
Coupe de France	17 December 2021		Round of 64	Round of 64	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	16 September 2021	14 April 2022	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	6	3	1	19	10	+9	060.00
Total					48	23	14	11	85	61	+24	047.92

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2021–22 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Strasbourg	38	17	12	9	60	43	+17	63
7	Lens	38	17	11	10	62	48	+14	62
8	Lyon	38	17	11	10	66	51	+15	61[lower-alpha 1]
9	Nantes	38	15	10	13	55	48	+7	55	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
10	Lille	38	14	13	11	48	48	0	55

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[26]
Notes:

1. Lyon were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.^[25]
2. Nantes qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2021–22 Coupe de France winners.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	17	11	10	66	51	+15	62	11	5	3	42	25	+17	6	6	7	24	26	−2

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W
Position	10	17	16	9	7	9	6	7	10	6	9	6	7	9	7	10	12	13	13	11	11	7	8	7	8	10	9	10	10	9	10	8	8	8	7	8	8	8

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^[27][28]

Lyon v Brest

7 August 2021 1	Lyon	1–1	Brest	Décines-Charpieu
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Slimani 62',  90+3'	Report	Cardona 43' Magnetti  67'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 29,018 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Angers v Lyon

15 August 2021 2	Angers	3–0	Lyon	Angers
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boufal 20' Marcelo 53' (o.g.) Ounahi 77' Mendy  82'	Report	Lukeba  3' Marcelo  36' Cornet  49'  65' Diomande  87'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 6,154 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lyon v Clermont

22 August 2021 3	Lyon	3–3	Clermont	Décines-Charpieu
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 5' (pen.), 21' Bruno Guimarães  30' Paquetá 45+1' Toko Ekambi  45+3'	Report	Diomandé 12' (o.g.) Ogier  52' Rashani 80', 90+1' Abdul Samed  85'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 34,713 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Nantes v Lyon

27 August 2021 4	Nantes	0–1	Lyon	Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fabio  7' Kolo Muani  90+3'	Report	Dembélé 35' Da Silva  43'  78'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 23,177 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lyon v Strasbourg

12 September 2021 5	Lyon	3–1	Strasbourg	Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 8' Diomandé  29' Denayer 64' Boateng  84' Paquetá 87'	Report	Djiku  47' Diallo 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 33,267 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon

19 September 2021 6	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Lyon	Paris
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Di María  6' Neymar 66' (pen.) Marquinhos  67' Mendes  89' Icardi 90+2'	Report	Paquetá 54' Lopes  80'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,611 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lyon v Troyes

22 September 2021 7	Lyon	3–1	Troyes	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Shaqiri 48' Emerson 72' Paquetá 87',  90+2'	Report	Azamoum  15' Giraudon  28' Chavalerin 45' Biancone  63'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 29,714 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Lyon v Lorient

25 September 2021 8	Lyon	1–1	Lorient	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Emerson  15' Toko Ekambi 50' Dubois  67'	Report	Laurienté 20' Abergel  28' Lemoine  61'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 36,424 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Saint-Étienne v Lyon

3 October 2021 9	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Lyon	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nordin  32' Camara  45+3' Khazri 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Aouar 42' Dubois  45+3' Lopes  74' Toko Ekambi  90+1' Denayer  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 33,643 Referee: François Letexier

Lyon v Monaco

16 October 2021 10	Lyon	2–0	Monaco	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Toko Ekambi 74' (pen.) Caqueret  76' Denayer 89'	Report	Disasi  72' Jean Lucas  75'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 50,585 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Nice v Lyon

24 October 2021 11	Nice	3–2	Lyon	Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Atal 81' Delort 89' (pen.) Guessand 90+1',  90+2'	Report	Toko Ekambi 35' Aouar 68' Kadewere  85'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 24,519 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lyon v Lens

30 October 2021 12	Lyon	2–1	Lens	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Paquetá  10' Toko Ekambi 25' (pen.) Aouar 41'	Report	Sotoca  38' Clauss  54' Kalimuendo 61'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 50,373 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Rennes v Lyon

7 November 2021 13	Rennes	4–1	Lyon	Rennes
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Santamaria  25' Omari  34' Laborde 45' Traoré 51' Truffert 76', 83'	Report	Bruno Guimarães  40' Slimani  51' Paquetá 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,222 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Montpellier v Lyon

28 November 2021 15	Montpellier	0–1	Lyon	Montpellier
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ferri  68'	Report	Paquetá 16' Slimani  29' Caqueret  40' Boateng  45' Emerson  67'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,747 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Lyon v Reims

1 December 2021 16	Lyon	1–2	Reims	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Paquetá  23' Denayer  49' Toko Ekambi 66' Dembélé  82'	Report	Munetsi  53' Faes 56' Abdelhamid  65' Ekitike 90+2'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Benoît Millot

Bordeaux v Lyon

5 December 2021 17	Bordeaux	2–2	Lyon	Bordeaux
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gusto 36' (o.g.) Elis 58'	Report	Denayer 29' Mendes 41'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 25,210 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lille v Lyon

12 December 2021 18	Lille	0–0	Lyon	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	André  17' Çelik  22'	Report	Mendes  24' Da Silva  45+1' Gusto  82' Dembélé  88' Boateng  90+3' Cherki  90+5'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 40,248 Referee: Amaury Deleure

Lyon v Metz

22 December 2021 19	Lyon	1–1	Metz	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Caqueret  30' Da Silva  39' Lukeba 56'	Report	Jemerson  34' Traoré 58' Maïga  68' Mbengue  84'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 34,867 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain

9 January 2022 20	Lyon	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Paquetá 9' Emerson  84' Boateng  90'	Report	Verratti  43' Dagba  59' Kehrer 76'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 4,977 Referee: François Letexier

Troyes v Lyon

16 January 2022 21	Troyes	0–1	Lyon	Troyes
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Rodrigues  45+4' Giraudon  65'	Report	Dembélé 33' (pen.) Gusto  86'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 4,224 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lyon v Saint-Étienne

21 January 2022 22	Lyon	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dembélé 15' (pen.) Da Silva  59'	Report	Gourna-Douath  19' Camara  42' Maçon  50' Thioub  90+1'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Antony Gautier

Lyon v Marseille

1 February 2022 14	Lyon	2–1	Marseille	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Shaqiri 76' Dembélé 89'	Report	Guendouzi 10'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Benoît Bastien
Note: The match was originally played on 21 November 2021 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, but was abandoned after five minutes, with the score at 0–0, due to Dimitri Payet being hit by a bottle.[29]

Monaco v Lyon

5 February 2022 23	Monaco	2–0	Lyon	Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jean Lucas 2' Ben Yedder 27' Maripán  69'	Report	Dembélé  64' Boateng  69'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,550 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Lyon v Nice

12 February 2022 24	Lyon	2–0	Nice	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dembélé 8' (pen.) Toko Ekambi 52'	Report	Todibo  50'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 41,974 Referee: Benoît Millot

Lens v Lyon

19 February 2022 25	Lens	1–1	Lyon	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Clauss 13'	Report	Kadewere 44' Emerson  70' Dubois  84'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lyon v Lille

27 February 2022 26	Lyon	0–1	Lille	Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Dembélé  19' Caqueret  43' Aouar  90+2'	Report	Gudmundsson 35' David  81' Xeka  83'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 42,657 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lorient v Lyon

4 March 2022 27	Lorient	1–4	Lyon	Lorient
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Monconduit  32' Moffi 56'	Report	Faivre 5', 78' Dembélé 26' Toko Ekambi 59'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,497 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Lyon v Rennes

13 March 2022 28	Lyon	2–4	Rennes	Décines-Charpieu
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Mendes  11' Ndombele  20' Traoré 58' (o.g.) Dembélé 82' (pen.)	Report	Bourigeaud 11' Santamaria 13' Truffert  27' Majer 45+1' Terrier 49' Doku  68' Gomis  80'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 46,597 Referee: Antony Gautier

Reims v Lyon

20 March 2022 29	Reims	0–0	Lyon	Reims
17:05 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Caqueret  27' Henrique  45+2' Toko Ekambi  79'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 14,091 Referee: Johan Hamel

Lyon v Angers

3 April 2022 30	Lyon	3–2	Angers	Décines-Charpieu
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 26', 52' Tetê 80' Henrique  85'	Report	Pereira Lage 50' Boufal 59' Doumbia  90+2'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 34,376 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Strasbourg v Lyon

10 April 2022 31	Strasbourg	1–1	Lyon	Strasbourg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sissoko 20',  90+2' Aholou  68' Ajorque  90+1'	Report	Toko Ekambi 90' Dubois  90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 26,073 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lyon v Bordeaux

17 April 2022 32	Lyon	6–1	Bordeaux	Décines-Charpieu
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 20', 90+2' Toko Ekambi 27', 68' Paquetá 34' Faivre 46'	Report	Mara 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 38,713 Referee: Florent Batta

Brest v Lyon

20 April 2022 33	Brest	2–1	Lyon	Brest
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mounié 27' (pen.) Faussurier  30' Satriano  58' Cardona 74'	Report	Tete  18' Mendes  55' Dembélé 72'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 14,028 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Lyon v Montpellier

23 April 2022 34	Lyon	5–2	Montpellier	Décines-Charpieu
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 26' Omlin 43' (o.g.) Aouar 63', 90+3' Toko Ekambi 68' Boateng  75' Gusto  89'	Report	Oyongo  28' Cozza  42' Wahi 45+1' Savanier 45+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 46,608 Referee: François Letexier

Marseille v Lyon

1 May 2022 35	Marseille	0–3	Lyon	Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	López  57' Gueye  71'	Report	Lukeba 55' Dembélé  60', 76' Toko Ekambi 89'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 64,784 Referee: Antony Gautier

Metz v Lyon

8 May 2022 36	Metz	3–2	Lyon	Metz
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pajot 27' Lamkel Zé 40' Niakaté  70' Traoré  74' De Préville  88' Boulaya 90'	Report	Dembélé 43', 84' Mendes  68' Ndombele  86' Dubois  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,405 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Lyon v Nantes

14 May 2022 37	Lyon	3–2	Nantes	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 9' Ndombele  61' Paquetá 78' Tetê 84'	Report	Merlin 80' Cyprien 90+2'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 54,404 Referee: Florent Batta

Clermont v Lyon

21 May 2022 38	Clermont	1–2	Lyon	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	N'Simba  26' Bayo 59', 59' Rashani  90'	Report	Dembélé 27',  90+4' Henrique  39' Aouar 48'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 12,306 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Coupe de France

Due to violent behavior by their fan base, Lyon was kicked out of the Coupe de France.

Main article: 2021–22 Coupe de France

Paris FC v Lyon

17 December 2021 Round of 64	Paris FC	Abandoned	Lyon	Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 15,717 Referee: Jérémy Stinat
Note: Match abandoned after half time with score 1–1 due to crowd trouble.[30] On 27 December 2021, the French Football Federation announced that both Paris FC and Lyon were disqualified from the cup, with Paris FC playing their next five home matches outside of their Stade Charléty home ground.[31][32]

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.^[33]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LYO	RAN	SPP	BRO
1	Lyon	6	5	1	0	16	5	+11	16	Advance to round of 16		—	1–1	3–0	3–0
2	Rangers	6	2	2	2	6	5	+1	8	Advance to knockout round play-offs		0–2	—	2–0	2–0
3	Sparta Prague	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7	Transfer to Europa Conference League		3–4	1–0	—	2–0
4	Brøndby	6	0	2	4	2	11	−9	2			1–3	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Rangers v Lyon

16 September 2021 1	Rangers	0–2	Lyon	Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Goldson  14' Aribo  74' Morelos  75'	Report	Toko Ekambi 23' Slimani  30' Boateng  53' Tavernier 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,906 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Lyon v Brøndby

30 September 2021 2	Lyon	3–0	Brøndby	Décines-Charpieu, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Emerson  6' Caqueret  35' Toko Ekambi 64', 71' Aouar 85'	Report		Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 25,466 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Sparta Prague v Lyon

21 October 2021 3	Sparta Prague	3–4	Lyon	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haraslín 4', 19',  59' Pavelka  80' Krejčí II 90+6'	Report	Henrique  25' Toko Ekambi 42', 88',  62' Gusto  52'  74' Aouar 53' Boateng  59' Dubois  63' Paquetá 67',  68' Mendes  85'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 12,427 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Lyon v Sparta Prague

4 November 2021 4	Lyon	3–0	Sparta Prague	Décines-Charpieu, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Slimani 61', 64' Toko Ekambi 90+2'	Report	Vindheim  40' Krejčí II  63'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 33,934 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Brøndby v Lyon

25 November 2021 5	Brøndby	1–3	Lyon	Brøndbyvester, Denmark
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Greve  27' Uhre 51' Tshiembe  85'	Report	Cherki 57', 66' Slimani 76' Da Silva  78'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 16,645 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Lyon v Rangers

9 December 2021 6	Lyon	1–1	Rangers	Décines-Charpieu, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bassey 49' (o.g.)	Report	S. Wright 42' Patterson  74'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 26,842 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.^[34]

Porto v Lyon

9 March 2022 First leg	Porto	0–1	Lyon	Porto, Portugal
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Otávio  74' Conceição  90+6'	Report	Paquetá 59' Dubois  64'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 26,309 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Lyon v Porto

17 March 2022 Second leg	Lyon	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Porto	Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dembélé 13' Dubois  60' Caqueret  83'	Report	Eustáquio  18' Pepe 27' Evanilson  82'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 54,551 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.^[35]

West Ham United v Lyon

7 April 2022 First leg	West Ham United	1–1	Lyon	London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Cresswell  45+3' Bowen 52',  90+6' Antonio  88'	Report	Ndombele 66'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,978 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Lyon v West Ham United

14 April 2022 Second leg	Lyon	0–3 (1–4 agg.)	West Ham United	Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barcola  84'	Report	Diop  22' Dawson 38' Rice 44' Bowen 48' Fornals  85'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 50,065 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	POR	Anthony Lopes	42	0	34	0	0	0	8	0
16	GK	TOG	Malcolm Barcola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	GER	Julian Pollersbeck	8	0	4+2	0	0	0	2	0
40	GK	FRA	Kayne Bonnevie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	CIV	Sinaly Diomandé	17	0	5+6	0	0	0	4+2	0
3	DF	ITA	Emerson	36	1	26+3	1	0	0	6+1	0
4	DF	FRA	Castello Lukeba	30	1	24	1	0	0	6	0
5	DF	BEL	Jason Denayer	21	3	12+3	3	0	0	5+1	0
12	DF	BRA	Henrique	22	0	12+6	0	0	0	4	0
14	DF	FRA	Léo Dubois	28	0	20+3	0	0	0	3+2	0
17	DF	FRA	Malo Gusto	37	0	21+9	0	0	0	5+2	0
21	DF	FRA	Damien Da Silva	21	0	13+4	0	0	0	4	0
27	DF	GER	Jérôme Boateng	27	0	19+5	0	0	0	3	0
52	DF	FRA	Hugo Vogel	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	FRA	Houssem Aouar	45	8	29+7	6	0	0	6+3	2
10	MF	BRA	Lucas Paquetá	44	11	32+3	9	0	0	5+4	2
15	MF	FRA	Romain Faivre	18	3	9+5	3	0	0	4	0
19	MF	MLI	Habib Keïta	6	0	0+3	0	0	0	2+1	0
22	MF	FRA	Jeff Reine-Adélaïde	11	0	1+9	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	MF	BRA	Thiago Mendes	37	1	21+8	1	0	0	8	0
24	MF	SEN	Pape Cheikh Diop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	FRA	Maxence Caqueret	39	0	26+5	0	0	0	6+2	0
28	MF	FRA	Tanguy Ndombele	15	1	7+4	0	0	0	4	1
Forwards
7	FW	CMR	Karl Toko Ekambi	40	18	26+4	12	0	0	7+3	6
9	FW	FRA	Moussa Dembélé	36	22	25+5	21	0	0	6	1
11	FW	ZIM	Tino Kadewere	20	1	3+12	1	0	0	2+3	0
18	FW	FRA	Rayan Cherki	20	2	3+13	0	0	0	3+1	2
20	FW	BRA	Tetê	11	2	7+2	2	0	0	2	0
31	FW	FRA	Lenny Pintor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	FRA	Bradley Barcola	13	0	2+9	0	0	0	0+2	0
Players transferred out during the season
6	DF	BRA	Marcelo	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ALG	Islam Slimani	16	4	6+6	1	0	0	3+1	3
27	DF	CIV	Maxwel Cornet	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	FRA	Florent Da Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	SUI	Xherdan Shaqiri	16	2	9+2	2	0	0	4+1	0
39	MF	BRA	Bruno Guimarães	25	0	19+1	0	0	0	2+3	0

Last updated: 1 June 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 1 June 2022

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Ligue 1	Coupe de France	Europa League	Total
2	9	FW		Moussa Dembélé	21	0	1	22
2	7	FW		Karl Toko Ekambi	12	0	6	18
3	10	MF		Lucas Paquetá	9	0	2	11
4	8	MF		Houssem Aouar	6	0	2	8
5	20	FW		Islam Slimani	1	0	3	4
6	5	DF		Jason Denayer	3	0	0	3
	15	MF		Romain Faivre	3	0	0	3
8	18	MF		Rayan Cherki	0	0	2	2
	29	MF		Xherdan Shaqiri	2	0	0	2
	4	DF		Castello Lukeba	2	0	0	2
	20	FW		Tetê	2	0	0	2
12	3	DF		Emerson	1	0	0	1
	11	FW		Tino Kadewere	1	0	0	1
	23	MF		Thiago Mendes	1	0	0	1
	28	MF		Tanguy Ndombele	0	0	1	1
Own goals					2	0	2	2
Totals					66	0	19	85

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