2011-2012 Season of Olympique Lyonnais

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The 2011-2012 season of Olympique Lyonnais is the sixty-second in the club's history. Claude Puel was dismissed and then replaced by Rémi Garde for the position of coach at the Lyon Olympique. OL took part in its twelfth phase of Champions League chickens in a row after eliminating the Rubin Kazan at the dams, and in its ninth appearance in a row at the eighth final.

History

Pre-season
At the end of the 2010-11 season, the Lyon Olympian finished third in the championship, synonymous with qualifying place for the Champions League. The public's dislike of Claude Puel, the lack of results of the coach, forced the Lyon Olympian to fire him. Claude Puel was the coach of the club since 2008 and named Rémi Garde as new coach. Lyon Olympique sells Jérémy Toulalan to Málaga. Brazilian Ederson gets a left knee injury due to a shock with his partner Dejan Lovren which deprives him of the grounds for 2 to 3 months while Yoann Gourcuff, who arrived in preparation, injured himself in the ankle. He will return to the group around mid-September.

Start of season
On the first day of Ligue 1 OL players beat those of OGC Nice 3 goals to 1 after being led 1-0. For the first official match with Rémi Garde, OL is on the championship podium. The club did not confirm its victory and conceded the 1-1 draw against AC Ajaccio at home despite a large domination which resulted in 4 poles and 1 bar. A few days later, the first European match of the season took place, a match against Rubin Kazan for the roadblocks going from the Champions League. Rémi Garde players win the game with 3 goals at 1. On the next championship day, the Lyons conceded their second draw of season 1 to 1 against Brest after being again led. The following Wednesday, the Lyons qualified for a straight in the Champions League by making a 1-1 draw in Russia with Bakary Koné's goal at the end of the game. For their last game in August, the Lyons beat Montpellier HSC 2-1, but Lisandro López hurts his ankle after contact with Hilton. He is a modest Lyon Olympic who leaves on the last day a decisive player in August Miralem Pjanić at AS Rome. He recruited two new players: Gueida Fofana and Mouhamadou Dabo. During the championship, Lyon beat Marseille 2-0 and took the lead in Ligue 1, leaving OM with the red lantern and an 11-point gap. During OL's first win in the championship of the season against Caen, with a score of 1 goal at 0. This match is marked by the expulsion of Hugo Lloris who receives a red arton at the . This first defeat of the Lyons allowed Montpellier to take first place in the championship.

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