Marie Mahé, Media365: published on Friday, April 3, 2026 at 10:00
Find the main sports news of April 2, 2026, including the qualification of OL Lyonnes for the Champions League semi-finals.
Football – OL Lyonnes qualifies for the Champions League semi-finals OL Lyonnes has qualified for the Champions League semi-finals. Despite losing the first leg (0-1), the Lyon women had to go to extra time to overcome Wolfsburg from Germany (4-0). Even though the score is large, the Fenottes had a hard time making the difference during the 90 minutes, despite a total of 37 shots.
Football – Bonadei announced his list Laurent Bonadei, the coach of the French women’s team, took advantage of a press conference at the FFF on Thursday to unveil his list of a total of 26 players. The Blues will face the Netherlands on April 14 and 18 in the qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup. In making his choices, the coach focused on stability.
Football – Italy’s big change Eliminated on Tuesday night in the World Cup playoffs for the third consecutive time, Italy has begun its big change. Gabriele Gravina, the president of the Italian football federation, officially resigned, who had been in office since 2018 and had been re-elected twice. Gianluigi Buffon, delegation leader since 2023, then followed suit.
Tennis – Son withdraws from Monte-Carlo Frenchman Arthur Fils, ranked 28th in the world, has withdrawn from the 2026 edition of the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 in Monaco, which starts on Monday, April 6 on clay courts. The Tricolore announced his decision via a message on his official Instagram account, stating that he is doing so to “prepare well for the rest of the clay court season.”
Tennis – Boisson no longer has a coach Lois Boisson, ranked 39th in the world and French No. 1, is officially no longer coached by Carlos Martinez. Their collaboration began after the 2025 US Open, but the Frenchwoman has only played one tournament since then, the WTA 1000 in Beijing, China, with the 51-year-old Spanish coach. This was at the end of last September. Since being injured, Boisson has not played.
