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According to L'Équipe, Olympique Lyonnais resumed training on Monday morning, with focus over the next five weeks entirely on the first leg of Champions League qualification on August 4 or 5.

Six weeks after securing fourth place in Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais reconvened for training at 08:30 Monday morning, though the squad was incomplete, missing several players involved in World Cup qualifiers and continental competitions: Sulc (Czech Republic), Niakhate (Senegal), Tagliafico (Argentina), Nuamah (Ghana), Matt Turner (USA), and Ćaleta-Car (Croatia). The club is still awaiting two additional players—who are no longer part of the team's plans—to find new loan destinations as soon as possible. All will receive 15 days' rest from their respective international competition exits.

Olympique Lyonnais's August objective is first to navigate qualification, then advance through the Champions League playoff round. Starting August 4 or 5, the team will enter a weekly match rhythm. Ligue 1 resumes August 23, with the opener away at Toulouse. This Thursday, the team has two training sessions scheduled daily. New signings won't officially join until Wednesday.

Because three newly signed players haven't been officially announced—Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Birstrup, Altach wing-back Mohammed Ouedraogo, and Dortmund forward Duranville—they cannot participate in training until their contracts are registered on July 1. Olympique Lyonnais has also added several youth players to the squad. Among them, national team winger Kyle Boutouchdar signed his first professional contract, but per contract terms, cannot join the first team until Wednesday.

Olympique Lyonnais will play 6 warm-up matches over 5 weeks. The team faces Macon 71 in a closed session at Décines-Charpieu on July 8 at 18:30, then St. Gallen at the same time and location on July 11. On July 15, Olympique Lyonnais plays Servette Geneva in Bourgoin-Jallieu, kick-off 18:30. The team then travels to Bavaria for training camp July 19-24, with two warm-up matches scheduled against opponents yet to be confirmed. Finally, Olympique Lyonnais travels to Cádiz, Spain, to face Real Betis on July 29.

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