Lyon are not the rookie category

Our team will be facing a new challenge from 8 pm on Wednesday. LDLC ASVEL Feminin the new French champions aim to take over the lead role in the league from Bourges in the long run. Tony Parker standing behind the club is a strong basis for that.

The company led by Tony Parker that operated the men's team in the city has bought the club in the spring of 2017 when they were on the edge of relegation from the first division. Their goal was to create a top team that could end Bourges's reign in France and can grow to become a solid participant on international level as well.

In the first season they immediately showed themselves by making it to the semi-finals, and last year they became champions. With all the success the sponsorship has also widened opening more possibilities for them.

Valéry Demory who has done a great job in Montpellier for a decade got a strong roster in her hands. It also matters that the champion team stayed almost completely together. In the summer two French national team members have arrived: the center Helena Ciak and and Marine Johannes who has already made her mark in the WNBA. Only they had to be integrated into the well-oiled machine. The building process is visible, in which talented French players have a big role. Besides Tanqueray, Salagnac, Turcinovic, and Badiane they have four outstanding international players to make them stronger. The biggest name is WNBA champion Alysha Clark who also has an Israeli passport stopping whom has been difficult for us before when she played for Polkowice. The America star has suffered an injury to her thigh muscles, and her return was predicted to happen in November. They surely won't rush anything, so before the break due to the FIBA International qualifiers window they might not use her on Wednesday. Belgian point guard Julie Allemand, Brazilian center Clarissa Dos Santos and Canadian Michelle Plouffe are all important pieces in the jigsaw for Lyon.

They felt the absence of Clark on the international stage, so even though they were matched with Kursk and Schio for 30 minutes they lost both games. However, at home they showed their worth, and sent Spanish side Girona packing with a 22-point victory.

They have a big offensive potential with all the creativity they have in their players, but with some good defense they can be distracted. Surely Johannes remembers last year's Euroleague quarter finals where as the leader of Bourges we gave her a hard time and destroyed their FINAL4 dreams.

Let's turn towards our team. On Sunday we played well in Zalaegerszeg even in the absence of some important players, but Euroleague is different. Our job is made more difficult by Briann and Jeca's injury that proved more serious than expected. If they won't be eligible to play we can expect especially difficult 40 minutes Wednesday night. We talked to the latter after the Monday morning practice.



The game can be followed from 8 pm via live online statistics at the competition's website, and via live video streaming on the FIBA Youtube channel.

- 2019-11-05

FIBA has informed the Hungarian Federation that from the 8th to the 16th of August 2020 Sopron will host the U20 Women's European Championship

The Polish beat their rivals in the league with ease

A lengyelek nagyon simán verték aktuális ellenfelüket a bajnokságban

Our young player is spending her first season with us

A Nemzetközi Kosárlabda Szövetség (FIBA) arról tájékoztatta a magyar szövetséget (MKOSZ), hogy 2020

November 17-én Sopronban fogadja Szlovákia nemzeti csapatát válogatottunk, mely szombaton reggel, a Novomatic Aréna Akadémiai Oktatóközpontjában megkezdte a felkészülést a selejtező mérkőzésekre

Hétfőtől Európa legjobb leány U16-os bajnokcsapatai lepik el a Novomatic Arénát

We built a big lead in the first half but then Lyon managed to come back into the game and turned it their way in a real nail-biter

Ellentétes félidők mérkőzésén a második játékrészben sajnos nem tudtuk fenntartani a játékunk színvonalát, így hiába vezettünk 19 ponttal a 21

Our team will be facing a new challenge from 8 pm on Wednesday

Szerda este 20 órakor újabb kihívás elé néz csapatunk

Our next Euroleague rivals came away with a victory of an almost 40-point margin in the French league

Következő Euroliga-ellenfelünk hazai pályán aratott közel negyvenpontos sikert a francia bajnokságban

It took us a while to crack ZTE's defense and get into rhythm but in the end we came away with a confident victory from Zalaegerszeg

Két kulcsemberünk hiányát is ellensúlyozni tudtuk, és remek játékkal, szurkolóink hathatós támogatása mellett, magabiztos sikert arattunk Zalaegerszegen

Because of the FIBA international qualifiers there will be a short pause in the schedule, before which we are facing a two-game road trip, one of which will take place on Sunday in Zalaegerszeg

A válogatott selejtezők miatt novemberben kisebb szünet következik a menetrendben, melyet megelőzően még két idegenbeli túra vár ránk, az egyik vasárnap, Zalaegerszegre

The hosts got off to a good start with a 10-2 run and they carried that advantage all the way through the game until the final buzzer

Túl sok nehézséggel találtuk ma szembe magunkat, így a nagy küzdés ellenére, elszenvedtük első vereségünket a szezonban

There are only four unbeaten teams left in Euroleague, one of which is ours