🎟️ On Tuesday, the “weavers” open the Champions League qualification with a match against the Czech Sparta (3rd qualifying round).
🏆 7 French championship titles – all won in a row between 2002-2008 (a record streak in the history of the league)
📅 Fourth place last season
👔 Coach – Paulo Fonseca
💰 Top 3 most expensive players – Malik Fofana (~€30 million), Ernest Nouma (~€12-14 million), Corentin Tolisso (~€10-12 million)
📥📤 Main sale of the summer – Afonso Moreira went to Bayer Leverkusen for ~€30 million (money is critical due to the club’s financial constraints). Purchased – Julien Duranville from Borussia Dortmund (~€8.5 million) and Mads Bidstrup from Salzburg.
👔 Fonseca advocates attacking, high-energy football with a focus on youth and ball control – a classic club philosophy adapted to a limited budget.
📊 Last season, the “weavers” finished fourth in Ligue 1 – a relative success considering the real threat of relegation to Ligue 2 at the start of the campaign.
