Michel Bastos

...have their bellies tickled will have drawn heart from the side Claude Puel put out, with Sidney Govou, Bafetimbi Gomis and Michel Bastos making up, on paper, a threatening three-pronged attack. However in reality, with Jeremy Toulalan and...

In this article: Fiorentina, Lyon, Champions League, Liverpool, Sidney Govou, Alberto Gilardino, Sebastien Frey, and Marco Marchionni

...as the interval came. After the break Bafe Gomis and Miralem Pjanic began to combine to good effect, while the disappointing Michel Bastos struggled to make the most of the possession afforded him by an increasingly nervy Fiorentina side.

In this article: Fiorentina, Juan Manuel Vargas, Liverpool, Alberto Gilardino, Lyon, Aly Cissokho, Sebastien Frey, and Mario Santana

...players only, among them a quartet who had yet to appear on one of his squad lists: Hulk, Carlos Eduardo, Fabio Aurelio and Michel Bastos. And the new number of new faces rose to five on Monday when Palermo midfielder Fabio Simplicio got...

In this article: Fabio Aurelio, Carlos Eduardo, Brazil, Europe, World Cup, World Cup, and Roberto Carlos

...had trailed 4-2 with 11 minutes remaining but Lisandro Lopez scored twice in four minutes, the second from the penalty spot, and Michel Bastos netted in the 90th minute to put Lyon 5-4 in front. But the France midfielder Jeremy Toulalan's...

In this article: Lyon, Marseille, Claude Puel, Lisandro Lopez, Jeremy Toulalan, and Champions League

...what a draw it was, as Lyon and Marseille ended their meeting deadlocked at an astonishing 5-5. OL looked to have it in the bag when Michel Bastos put them 5-4 up in the last minute, but Stephane Mbia levelled in stoppage time to round off...

In this article: Bayer Leverkusen, Chelsea, Serie A, Bundesliga, Schalke, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal, Bordeaux, and Manchester United

...Cup triumph. But Lyon rallied and netted three goals in ten mad minutes - Lisandro Lopez twice on target - once from the spot - before Michel Bastos drilled home for 5-4. M'Bia then bundled home off home defender Jeremy Toulalan as the...

In this article: Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Didier Deschamps, Marseille, Claude Puel, Laurent Blanc, Girondins, and Benoit Cheyrou

...a 4-2 lead with 11 minutes remaining. But Lisandro Lopez scored twice, the second from the penalty spot, in four minutes and Michel Bastos netted in the 90th minute to put Lyon 5-4 in front before Jeremy Toulalan's own goal handed Marseille...

In this article: Lyon, Marseille, Andre-Pierre Gignac, Toulouse, Rennes, Lille, Benoit Cheyrou, Moussa Sissoko, and Miralem Pjanic

...Adebayor, while the wide players attacked Liverpool's full-backs, perceived as the visitors' weak points. nimble Michel Bastos ran at Emiliano Insua, the nimble Brazilian forcing Liverpool's young Argentine into an early...

In this article: Andrei Voronin, Lyon, Hugo Lloris, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel, Daniel Agger, and Javier Mascherano

...performance, keeping OL quiet for long periods and forcing Hugo Lloris in to a series of fine saves. Yet with seconds remaining, Michel Bastos's flicked header sent Lisandro galloping into the penalty area, and the Argentinian supplied a cool...

In this article: Hugo Lloris, Lyon, Liverpool, Ryan Babel, Dirk Kuyt, Liverpool FC, and Fernando Torres

...bench, Andriy Voronin partnering Torres up front. Lyon made two changes from their side that won at Anfield a fortnight ago. Michel Bastos and Bafetimbi Gomis came in for Ederson and Sidney Govou, who were both in the bench. At first Torres...

In this article: Liverpool, Fernando Torres, Lyon, Liverpool, Hugo Lloris, Ryan Babel, Jose Reina, and Dirk Kuyt