Lyon’s astonishing Champions League qualification is the subject of a betting probe in France. The French side went into the final round of Group D games needing to overturn a three-point deficit and a seven-goal swing in order to pip Ajax to second place. And Remi Garde’s side achieved it comfortably, winning 7-1 against Dinamo…

Champions League - Group D - Group stage highlights Ajax 0-0 Lyon highlights Wed 14 Sep 2011 jax and Lyon took home a point each as their match ended with a disappointing scorelss draw. CL Highlights: Ajax/Lyon

After a fascinating opening to the Champions League last night – Wednesday’s fixtures have thrown up yet more decisive matches in Europe. Group A sees Manchester City made their Champions League debut against high-flying Italian side Napoli whilst Bayern Munich make the trip to Spain to face Villarreal in what could be considered one of…

Lyon face a very tough test to make this season's Champions League as they have been drawn against Rubin Kazan in the qualifying round, with the first leg at the Stade de Gerland on Tuesday. Lyon had a disappointing season in 2010-11, finishing third in Ligue 1 and being knocked out of the Champions League…

Claim your Titan Bet Bonus Lyon will look for three points in their Ligue 1 opener against Nice on Saturday to springboard them to title contention after last term's disappointment. Nice narrowly avoided relegation last season, and ended up in 17th place; one position and two points above the drop. Eric Roy will hope his…

As Premier League preseason enters it's final stretch, the buisness will begin to heat up with deadline day moves stirring up and deals will be brokered by the minute.  Two of the most busy teams this transfer window, Manchester City and Liverpool, still see themselves as having some heavy work to take care of, with…

After getting a winning start on their 2011 Asia Tour yesterday, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish delivered more good news to the Kop faithful after confirming the club had agreed a deal for Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing.  The player is set to undergo his medical at Melwood this afternoon. Downing has been on the Anfield…

After finally landing Liverpool's main transfer target Charlie Adam last week, Kenny Dalglish has promised fans to have no fear of the checkbook tightening up.  The Reds are currently on tour in Asia, and remain favorites to land Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing despite having a 15 million bid rejected by the Villains last week.…

After signing Jordan Henderson a little over a week ago, Liverpool were left with a surplus of midfielders.  Steven Gerrard will be returning, Lucas signed a contract extension, and Henderson along with Jonjo Shelvey are the future of Liverpool's attacking midfield.  That leaves Raul Meireles.  The tattooed midfielder from Portugal who has one cannon of…

With Edwin Van der Saar set to retire after the Champions League final, Sir Alex Ferguson and his keeper have been looking for a ready replacement, and they may look no further than Van der Saar's former Holland understudy Maarten Stekelenburg.  Stekelenburg is currently the goalkeeper of Dutch champions Ajax, and the current Holland No.1.…

Champions League 2011 highlights Real Madrid 3-0 Lyon highlights (agg 4 - 1) Wed 16 March 2011 FULL-TIME Real Madrid 3-0 Lyon (agg 4-1) Real Madrid makes it through to the final eight, for the first time in seven years, after defeating Lyon 3-0. Champions League quarter-finalists - Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Man Utd, Real…

First leg match in round of 16 between Lyon and Real Madrid ended with a 1-1 draw, an away goal for Real Madrid at least. Wednesday night will be a happy night for Madrid fans because they will beat Lyon with 2-0 at home. So you need to place your bets on 2-0 for Real…