Olympique Lyonnais: "I'm retiring with a title, 35^th for the women's team, 74 in total" (J-M. Aulas)

"This match came at the right time. I'm going to retire. If it had been up to me, I wouldn't have done it so quickly. But that being the case, you have to accept the rule that is the rule. But I am a happy man: I am retiring with a title. It is the 35^th for the women's team. Plus 19 for the boys, 20 with the academy, that's a total of 74 titles that I've been lucky enough to win," said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) from 1987 to the beginning of May 2023, on 13/05/2023.

This statement, his first since announcing the cessation of his duties at OL, comes after the Rhone club's women's team won the French Coupe de France final 2-1 versus Paris Saint-Germain (D1 Arkema) the same day. "It's an absolutely incredible saga. We have done everything to ensure that the structures and infrastructures are identical to those of the boys. Paris and Lyon are trying to promote French women's football at the highest level. This kind of match gives thousands of young girls the desire to play football, and that is our ambition. It is the elite that creates the…