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Olympique Lyonnais began their Ligue 1 campaign with a win, securing a 2-0 victory against FC Metz on August 23, 2025, at Groupama Stadium^[5]. Corentin Tolisso and Malick Fofana scored the goals, with Tolisso finishing off a pass from Tyler Morton, who recently transferred from Liverpool for £15 million (€17.2 million)^[1].

Lyon also participated in a preseason friendly against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on August 2, 2025. Despite a strong showing mid-match, they suffered a defeat as Alejandro Rodríguez managed to pull back one goal for Lyon late in the game^[3].

The club was active in the transfer market this summer. Notable incoming transfers included:

Dominik Greif from Mallorca (€4M)
Afonso Moreira from Sporting Lisbon B (€2M)
Ruben Kluivert from Casa Pia Atletico (€3.8M)
Pavel Sulc from Viktoria Plzen (€7.5M)
Matt Turner from Nottingham Forest (€8M)
Tyler Morton from Liverpool (€10-15M)
Adam Karabec on loan from Sparta Prague

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Notable departures included:

Alexandre Lacazette and Saïd Benrahma to NEOM SC
Adryelson to Al Wasl (€2.2M)
Thiago Almada to Botafogo

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In terms of recent form, Lyon had mixed preseason results but showed improvement in Ligue 1, with new signings making immediate impacts^[7]. The team is coached by Paulo Fonseca and captained by Corentin Tolisso^[2].

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