US EditionLindsey Heaps Wins Fourth Straight Première Ligue Title - Soccer America
- Lyon won the Première Ligue playoff final on May 16, 2025, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 to secure their 18th French league title.
- The team finished the 2024-25 season unbeaten, playing 24 matches with 22 wins and two draws, led by key defenders like Vanessa Gilles and Wendie Renard.
- Gilles played her final game for Lyon, completing a three-season loan spell from Angel City that turned into a defining period, scoring nine goals this season and more than 20 overall.
- She played over 80 games, helped keep a clean sheet in the final, and has earned a reputation as a stellar center-back who significantly boosted Lyon and Canada’s national team.
- Gilles will leave Lyon next month and is reportedly set to sign for Bayern Munich, marking an important upcoming step for her career and Canadian soccer.
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In his stadium, the women of Olympique Lyonnais assured their 18th crown of French football champions. They managed to master a Parisian team in lack of inspiration. The club's legend, Eugénie Le Sommer, played his last OL-colored game.
On Friday 16 May, at the Groupama Stadium, the women's OL confirmed their favourite status by dominant the PS (3-0) in the playoff finals. The scorers were Melchie Dumornay, Kadidiatou Diani and Wendie Renard.
OL players crashed the PSG on Friday, May 16, in a final they won by 3-0.
Unsurprisingly, OL quietly beat PSG (3-0) this Friday night and won the Arkema First League Championship.
Canada defender Vanessa Gilles honoured on Lyon goodbye after winning third consecutive league title
When you go out, go out on a high. Vanessa Gilles played what is surely her final game for Lyon on Friday and won her third-straight French league title in the process. In the Première Ligue playoff final, goals from Melchie Dumornay, Kadidiatou Diani, and Gilles’ central defensive partner Wendie Renard sealed a 3-0 win over […] The post Canada defender Vanessa Gilles honoured on Lyon goodbye after winning third consecutive league title appeared…
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