Lyonnais — Best pictures!

Olympique Lyon had it easy at Auxerre from where they returned with a 3:0 win, with Cameroon international Jean Makoun grabbing the second and boosting his overall FTBL rating by 17.60 points to claim a spot in our Top 23 of Ligue 1 midfielders.

Olympique Lyon’s Brazil international Cris (pictured right) broke into the top tier of the FTBL ranking of Ligue 1 defenders after helping his side to a narrow 1:0 win over Valenciennes FC in league action.

Russian Premier League side Zenit St Petersburg are interested in signing Inter Milan’s forward Mario Balotelli, as well Olympique Lyon’s Italy international Fabio Grosso, according to 4-4-2.com, a German internet web site. The Russians are said to be

Lyon’s new recruit Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez will debut for the seven-time French Ligue 1 champions with a daunting plank of 20.48 rating points to beat.

Saint-Etienne forward and France international Bafetimbi Gomis (pictured) has signed a five-year deal with French Ligue 1 powerhouse Lyon reportedly worth 13 million euros. The 24-year-old will obviously strengthen the attacking power of the seven-time