The shock of the 22nd day between Lyon and Saint-Etienne which will be played this Friday (9 p.m.) has already started. This Wednesday, on the outside fences of the Lyonnais training center, a group of Ultras, Lyon 1950, displayed a fairly explicit banner: “Derby: they are dying… Finish them off! »
Harsh words that were quick to react to the Rhone club. On its Twitter account, OL tried to put out the fire: “OL condemns the banner placed outside its infrastructure this Wednesday. No sporting rivalry can justify such remarks, even more so when they then take shape negatively in our stadiums. »
A logical reaction from the club when we know that Lyon supporters have been in the line of fire for several weeks. We still remember the incidents that occurred on December 17, 2021 during the 32nd round of the Coupe de France against Paris FC (Ligue 2), which led to the stoppage of the match at halftime (1-1). Like the PFC club, OL had also been heavily sanctioned when they saw themselves eliminated from the Coupe de France. Regarding Lyon supporters, the FFF and the LFP prohibit them from traveling to all official competitions until the end of the season.
Since November 21 and the bottle throw at Dimitri Payet, OL no longer have much room for error. With the health crisis, the derby between Lyonnais and Stéphanois will only be played in front of 5,000 spectators, including 2,000 subscribers.
On their Twitter account, the Ultras Lyon only moderately appreciated OL’s message: “2,000 supporters/5,000 and now this press release… You are perfect, continue OL. »