While four French clubs secured progress to the knockout phase of the Champions League this week, another was busy firing a popular coach as Lyon parted company with Pierre Sage and lined up Paulo Fonseca as his replacement.

Lyon has confirmed the hiring of Paulo Fonseca as its new coach. Fonseca is replacing Pierre Sage, who was fired despite leading the French league club out of a crisis last season and having the team within reach of a Champions League place in this campaign.

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Lyon has appointed Paulo Fonseca as its new coach, replacing Pierre Sage amid notable performances. Despite Sage's past success and fan support, a recent draw with Nantes led to his dismissal. Fonseca,

Striker Evann Guessand scores one goal and sets up Mohamed-Ali Cho as Nice hands Marseille a 2-0 defeat to move up to fourth place in the French league.

Lyon have announced the arrival of new head coach, Paulo Fonseca.Fonseca joins OL just a few weeks after he was sacked by Milan following a disastrous start to his reign at San Siro.Fonseca has a

Olympique Lyonnais have appointed former AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca as their new head coach on a 2 1/2-year contract, the Ligue 1 club announced on Friday.

Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais have confirmed the arrival of new head coach Paulo Fonseca who was most recently at AC Milan.

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Marseille remain 10 points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain after losing to Nice, while there was also disappointment for Lyon.

Marseilles defeat to Nice leaves them 10 points behind PSG in Ligue 1, impacting their title chase as they prepare for a clash against Lyon.

Olympique Lyonnais have appointed former AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca as its new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the Ligue 1 club announced on Friday.