signed a two-year contract extension. PSG reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the fourth consecutive year after dispatching Chelsea in the round of 16, but lost to Manchester City in the quarter-finals. Blanc was criticised by the French media after the Champions League quarterfinal second-leg match against Manchester City, where he had surprised many by having his team play in an untried 5–3–2 formation that backfired completely. On 21 May 2016, PSG defeated Olympique de Marseille 4–2 in the 2016 Coupe de France Final. PSG thus won the Ligue 1–Coupe de France–Coupe de la Ligue domestic treble for the second consecutive season and equalled Olympique de Marseille's all-time record of 10 Coupe de France titles. On 3 June 2016, when asked for his assessment of the season during an interview given to the newspaper Le Parisien, PSG's president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi described the 2015–2016 season as a failure because of PSG's elimination from the Champions League by Manchester City at the quarter-final stage and stated that changes would be made before the following season and a new cycle would begin. On 27 June 2016, PSG announced that Blanc and assistant coach Jean-Louis Gasset had left the club by mutual agreement that "preserved the interests of both parties", noting that Blanc had "left a significant mark on the great history of Paris Saint-Germain". The French sports daily L'Équipe reported that Blanc would receive a severance deal worth 22 million euros. Al-Rayyan On 19 December 2020, Blanc was appointed as the head coach of Qatari club Al-Rayyan, replacing Uruguayan Diego Aguirre. On 13 February 2022, he was terminated because of poor results and replaced by Nicolás Córdova. Lyon On 9 October 2022, Blanc was appointed as the manager of French club Lyon. He replaced outgoing Dutch manager Peter Bosz. Career statistics Club International Managerial statistics Honours Player Montpellier Coupe de France: 1989–90 Auxerre Division 1: 1995–96 Coupe de France: 1995–96 Barcelona Copa del Rey: 1996–97 Supercopa de España: 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97 Manchester United Premier League: 2002–03 France U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1988 France FIFA World Cup: 1998 UEFA European Championship: 2000 Individual UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Player: 1988 French Player of the Year: 1990 UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1992, 1996, 2000 ESM Team of the Year: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99 Pirata d'Oro (Inter Milan Player of the Year): 2000 Trophée d'honneur UNFP: 2004 Équipe