The manager's outburst at the end of Lyon's win over Brest resulted in an unprecedented ban that will keep him from the touchline through the end of November.

The players of Olympique Lyon noticed the situation and did everything possible to support Paulo Fonseca, who seems to have landed on his feet in the locker room after a rather turbulent period during his short stint at Milan. There was even speculation about several confrontations with stars like Theo Hernández or Leao.

Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca has been banned from the touchline at games for nine months for aggressively confronting the referee at a French league game.

Lyon boss Paulo Fonseca squared up to referee Benoit Millot in the dying minutes of their 2-1 win over Brest as he was sent off; the French Professional Football League have handed him a touchline ban until November 30;

Lyon head coach Paulo Fonseca is set to be handed a lengthy touchline ban following his violent outburst against referee Benoît Millot in the dying minutes of Les Gones‘ narrow 2-1 home win