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Martin O'Neill is demanding a greater level of consistency from John Carew after he tormented Bolton in Aston Villa's 5-1 win on Saturday.

Auxerre notched its sixth straight win in beating struggling Le Mans 1-0 and moved above Monaco into third place in the French league on Saturday.

Marseille's season could very well be on the line on Sunday when the club travels to Lyon.

France will be without captain Patrick Vieira for their World Cup playoff against Ireland on Nov.

Lyon and Marseille both used the Champions League stage to boost their morale before facing each other in domestic action on Sunday.

Lyon defender Cris and Fernando Torres vie for possession. Photo: AFP Paris ENGLISH Premier League giant Liverpool is on the brink of going out of the Champions League after drawing 1-1 with Lyon on Wednesday.

Lyon captain Cris downplayed Liverpool's injury crisis prior to their Champions League meeting on Wednesday, which could send the French side into the next round and the five-time champions out.

Lyon insist they will not be fooled by Liverpool's poor form and injury crisis, with coach Claude Puel maintaining the Reds "always have the potential to bounce back." The French side need just a draw in the Stade de Gerland on Wednesday to ensure that they qualify from Champions League Group E into the last 16.

A Marc Planus goal gave Girondins Bordeaux a 1-0 home win over Monaco on Saturday as the Ligue 1 champions kept a two-point lead at the top.

Bafetimbi Gomis' late strike against his former club gave Lyon bragging rights again as they defeated derby rivals St Etienne.

While Olympique Lyonnais have earned the respect of the French public for their domestic feats in recent years, their failure to prosper on the European stage has prevented them from truly capturing the imagination a ' but that could be about to change after their courageous UEFA Champions League comeback win at Liverpool FC on Matchday 3. Neutrals ...

PARIS: French champions Bordeaux took advantage of a shock 4-1 defeat for Lyon at Nice to return to the top of the table with a 3-0 home victory over Le Mans on Saturday.

Lyon coach Claude Puel usually displays the sort of diplomatic skills that surely have him earmarked for political greatness should he ever opt to swap the dugout for the ballot box.

Poll HALF-TIME UPDATE: Liverpool 1-0 Lyon - Benayoun Breaks Deadlock For Reds Submitted by Scott Harkness on Tue, 2009-10-20 20:40 Liverpool are currently leading Lyon 1-0 at halftime in their Champions League Group E match at Anfield on Tuesday evening, with Yossi Benayoun scoring the opener for Rafa Beniteza s side just minutes before the break.

Liverpool aim to get back to winning ways when they welcome Lyon to Anfield, live on Sky Sports 2 & HD2 .

Defending champion Bordeaux moved back to the top of the French league by beating Le Mans 3-0 on Saturday, while Lyon slumped to a second consecutive league defeat with a surprising 4-1 loss at struggling Nice.

John Carew is hoping his love affair will Aston Villa will continue until he retires.

There aren't many departed managers you can imagine celebrating with their former charges in the dressing room the way Gerard Houllier did after Liverpool's 2005 Champions League final win in Istanbul.

Anfield is stunned as Lyon cut Liverpool to shreds down the right wing and a low cross finds Delgado at the far post for a simple tap in.

Lyon are refusing to get complacent ahead of their trip to Anfield to play Liverpool in their Group E Champions League clash on Tuesday.