Champions League: Lyon in trouble after defeat in preliminary round

Home Shows Sports To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Olympique Lyonnais captain Corentin Tolisso is comforted by his manager Paulo Fonseca on August 4, 2026 in Prague. © Jean-Baptiste Autissier, L'Équipe 07:36 Issued on: 05/08/2026 - 07:19 From the show Olympique Lyonnais lost (2-1) away to Sparta Prague in the first leg of the third qualifying round. The return leg will take place on August 11 in Lyon. Arsène Wenger has distanced himself from Gianni Infantino. Hervé Renard is back in charge of the Ivory Coast national team. In cycling, Marlen Reusser won the fourth stage of the Women’s Tour de France and took the yellow jersey. In tennis, Serena and Venus Williams are set to make their comeback in doubles. The Cleveland Sirens are the new WNBA franchise.