Balls, round and burning

Lyon is basking today in an eleventh day of unbroken sunshine. Even on Friday, when the chilly Mistral was whistling down the Rhône valley, the sky remained blue. And apart from the weather, not much else to report. Quiet weekend, with the usual theme. Cheering day Saturday, apart from the frustration of finding a way to watch my chosen match of the round ball variety. Pubs all showing so-called football of the egg-chasing variety, so had to resort to undernet methods and only managed to find a decent stream in the second half. Results elsewhere more than made up for it though...

Yesterday it was live football once more. A visit to Gerland to witness a much-needed home win, which ended a sequence of four successive defeats and just keeps OL afloat at the top. Amazingly, it was only les gones second home league win in more than four months.


The match was notable for a fans' tribute to Juninho at the start, and for the coach trying out a novel formation - 2 central midfielders in the middle of defence, and a wide midfielder as centre forward. Up to a point it worked in the first half, but once Sochaux started having a go in the second, the defence was all over the place and had keeper Lloris to thank for a series of stunning saves.