Lyon announces Paulo Fonseca’s departure as head coach
The club announced the separation on 4 November. Assistant coach Jorge Maciel was assigned temporary charge for the match against Real Sociedad on Thursday.
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The club announced the separation on 4 November. Assistant coach Jorge Maciel was assigned temporary charge for the match against Real Sociedad on Thursday.
Lyon announced Paulo Fonseca’s departure as head coach on 4 November, with the club third in France’s Ligue 1 after nine matches. Fonseca had held the job since 31 January 2025.
In its 5 November account of the announcement, France 24 said assistant coach Jorge Maciel would replace Fonseca temporarily and take charge against Real Sociedad that Thursday. The assignment was temporary, not a permanent appointment.
Lyon finished fourth in the previous league season under Fonseca, then lost to Fenerbahçe in the Champions League playoffs and missed the competition’s league phase. Fonseca’s final match in charge was a 2–0 home win over Angers on 1 November 2026.
Maciel, a Portuguese coach, previously assisted Fonseca at Lille. He became head coach of Valenciennes in July 2023 and was dismissed that December.
Fonseca’s Lyon contract had been due to run until 30 June 2027. On 4 November, Le Monde said he was set to join Sporting Portugal on a contract running until 2030.
PSG lead with 23 points after beating Troyes 1–0. Lille beat Rennes 2–1, Marseille won 2–1 at Lens, Paris beat Auxerre 1–0, Lorient beat Le Havre 2–0, Brest beat Lyon 2–0, Nice beat Angers 2–0, Toulouse beat Strasbourg 3–1 and Le Mans drew 1–1 with Monaco.
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Lille beat Lens 1–0 in the northern derby. PSG won 5–1 at Le Havre; Nice beat Rennes 5–2, Paris FC beat Monaco 3–1, Lyon beat Angers 2–0, Troyes beat Le Mans 2–0, Strasbourg beat Auxerre 5–1, Marseille beat Toulouse 2–0 and Brest won 2–0 at Lorient. The partial table puts PSG on 20 points, Lille second on 18, and Lyon and Paris FC on 17 each; Brest and Lorient remain listed with 8 games played.
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Senny Mayulu scored in the 72nd minute and Mika Gods added the second in the 84th, lifting PSG into first place on 17 points.
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