Olympique Lyon started their Champions League campaign on a winning note after beating 10-man Fiorentina 1-0 at Stade Gerland.
The game's pivotal moment came in first-half injury-time when Alberto Gilardino was sent off for elbowing Jérémy Toulalan in the face.
Lyon failed to make the most of the extra man until the 77th minute when Miralem Pjanić bundled home the winner after Fiorentina keeper Sébastien Frey could only parry Kim Källström's angled shot.
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The game's pivotal moment came in first-half injury-time when Alberto Gilardino was sent off for elbowing Jérémy Toulalan in the face.
Lyon failed to make the most of the extra man until the 77th minute when Miralem Pjanić bundled home the winner after Fiorentina keeper Sébastien Frey could only parry Kim Källström's angled shot.
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- Champions League Group H: Standard Liège 2-3 Arsenal
- Champions League Group H: Olympiakos 1-0 AZ Alkmaar
- Champions League Group G: Sevilla 2-0 Unirea
- Champions League Group G: Stuttgart 1-1 Rangers
- Champions League Group F: Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona
- Champions League Group F: Dynamo Kyiv 3-1 Rubin Kazan
- Champions League Group E: Liverpool 1-0 Debrecen
