Yaremchuk and Tolisso Fire Lyon Past Lorient in Ligue 1

Olympique Lyonnais strengthened their Ligue 1 position with a controlled 2–0 victory over FC Lorient on Matchday 29, decided by two quick-fire second-half goals at home.

After a goalless first half, the breakthrough arrived in the 49th minute. Roman Yaremchuk put Lyon ahead, finishing a move created by substitute Endrick. The forward’s assist set up Yaremchuk to make it 1–0 and tilt the contest firmly in Lyon’s favour.

Ligue 1 FINISHED

2026-04-12 18:45

Olympique Lyonnais

2 - 0

FC Lorient

Matchday 29 REGULAR_SEASON

Just seven minutes later, another substitute made his mark. Corentin Tolisso, introduced at half-time, doubled the advantage in the 56th minute with a regular-play strike to push the scoreline to 2–0. From that point, Lyon were able to manage the game and see out the win.

Lyon’s head coach made a triple change at the interval, bringing on Tolisso, Orel Mangala and Endrick for Rachid Ghezzal, Noah Nartey and Steeve Kango. The fresh legs proved decisive, with Endrick directly assisting the opener and Tolisso adding the second.

Lorient were forced into an early change on 23 minutes as Panos Katseris replaced Theo Le Bris, and later sought attacking solutions with Aiyegun Tosin, Darlin Yongwa and Sambou Soumano all coming off the bench, but they could not find a way back into the match.

The game featured several bookings: Ainsley Maitland-Niles saw yellow for Lyon late in the first half, before Endrick, Tyler Morton and Afonso Moreira were also cautioned for the hosts in the closing stages. Bamo Meité picked up Lorient’s only yellow card in the 88th minute.

Beyond the goals, substitutions and cards listed, detailed statistics such as shots, possession figures, and full lineups are not available from the provided data.

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Ligue 1 Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Paris Saint-Germain FC	31	22	4	5	70	27	43	70	D W W L
2	Racing Club de Lens	31	20	4	7	61	33	28	64	D D W L
3	Olympique Lyonnais	32	18	6	8	52	34	18	60	W W W W D
4	Lille OSC	32	17	7	8	51	35	16	58	D W D W W
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	32	16	8	8	56	46	10	56	L W W W W
6	AS Monaco FC	32	16	6	10	56	48	8	54	W D D L W
7	Olympique de Marseille	32	16	5	11	59	44	15	53	L D L W L
8	RC Strasbourg Alsace	31	13	7	11	50	41	9	46	L W L W
9	FC Lorient	32	10	12	10	44	49	-5	42	D L W L D
10	Toulouse FC	32	11	8	13	45	45	0	41	W D L L
11	Paris FC	32	10	11	11	44	47	-3	41	W L W W D
12	Stade Brestois 29	31	10	8	13	41	51	-10	38	L D D L
13	Angers SCO	32	9	7	16	27	46	-19	34	L L D L D
14	Le Havre AC	32	6	14	12	30	43	-13	32	D D D D D
15	OGC Nice	32	7	10	15	36	58	-22	31	D D D D L
16	AJ Auxerre	32	6	10	16	30	43	-13	28	W L D D D
17	FC Nantes	32	5	8	19	29	51	-22	23	W L L D D
18	FC Metz	32	3	7	22	32	72	-40	16	L D L L D