Sports betting online has the French Ligue 1 beginning on Saturday with seven-time champion Lyon not the defending champion. Last year it was Bordeaux winning the title in sports betting in the French Ligue which was a major surprise.
Sports betting online tells us that Lyon finished third last season in the French Ligue 1 after winning the league for the previous seven seasons. The third place finish was very upsetting to team president Jean-Michel Aulas. “You can analyze however you want, but it took a load of refereeing mistakes, at Bordeaux and at PSG, for example, for us not to be champions.”
While Aulas was complaining about the referees the reality is that Lyon simply lost because they were getting older. And just because Lyon is upset about losing last season does not mean they are going to win the sports betting online title this year. They lost 21-year old Karim Benzema who they sold to Real Madrid for $59 million. It also doesn’t help that Lyon lost midfielder Juninho to Qatar’s Al Gharafa.
Lyon is still going to be in the hunt in sports betting online but they are not an overwhelming favorite. They have made some additions though as sports betting online info shows. Sports betting had them adding striker Lisandro Lopez and defender Aly Cissokho from FC Porto. Sports betting online had them getting Saint-Etienne striker Bafetimbi Gomis, and Lille Brazilian winger Michel Bastos. “We lost two great players (Benzema and Juninho), but some very good players have come in,” Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris said.
Lopez and Gomis will be leading Lyon this sports betting online season. Bastos should also be in the mix. Cissokho will take the place of Fabio Grosso as sports betting online info tells us.
The sports betting online race in the French Ligue should come down to Lyon, Marseille and Bordeaux. The season begins on Saturday with Monaco favored in sports betting at the sportsbook against Toulouse, Auxerre favored against Sochaux, PSG a small favorite against Montpellier, Rennes a big sports betting online favorite against Boulogne, St. Etienne a 2-1 sports betting choice against Nice, Lyon a big favorite against Le Mans, Marseille favored against Grenoble and Valenciennes favored at the sportsbook over Nancy Lorraine.
Sunday’s action at the sportsbook has Lille a huge sports betting online favorite against Lorient and Bordeaux laying a goal to Lens.