Football: Lyon hungry for Ligue 1 success after European exploits

Lyon defender Fernando Marcal battles with Robert Lewandowski in the Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich. PARIS: Just over a week since the end of their Champions League adventure in Lisbon, Lyon return to domestic action on Friday at home to Dijon with aspirations of dethroning Paris Saint-Germain for a first Ligue 1 title since 2008.

"I think with a lot of work that we can compete for first place and the title. That's our goal and not to come second or third." "For the time being, there's not a lot going on in the countries where the market is open. With the consequences of the pandemic, we don't know how clubs are going to react."If Lyon are to seriously challenge PSG, whose scheduled game at Lens on Saturday has been pushed back to Sep 10, they will need to make a much better start than a year ago when Sylvinho was sacked in October with the club languishing in 14th place.

Lille go to Reims in Sunday's early game while Niko Kovac is chasing his first win as Monaco boss away to Metz following a 2-2 draw on the opening weekend.Former Newcastle winger Thauvin missed almost the entire 2019-20 season with an ankle injury that limited him to just 20 minutes of action.

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