Olympique Lyon's Miralem Pjanic (R) challenges Fabrice Abriel of Olympique Marseille during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at the Gerland stadium in Lyon, November 8, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 27 months ago

Olympique Lyon's Miralem Pjanic (R) challenges Fabrice Abriel of Olympique Marseille during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at the Gerland stadium in Lyon, November 8, 2009.

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