Passi: “I hope it’s a benchmark week for OL”
Franck Passi: “We always suffer a little on the bench, especially when we are leading 2-1. The solidity shown by the players was quite reassuring. Today’s success and that against Lille show that the “Team is moving in the right direction. We must confirm on a positive series. There were moments of fear for us but for Lens too because we presented ourselves alone in front of the goalkeeper as well.”
“Rayan Cherki has gained confidence in himself, he’s starting to score. We have to hope that it continues like this. I hope it’s a benchmark week for OL. We haven’t had too much luck in certain matches lately We can hope that the players will be able to build something lasting. We thus hope to have switched to a positive dynamic. The last two matches are reassuring. A group life is beginning to be born.”
Tolisso: “The team spirit has returned”
Corentin Tolisso is delighted with this new success for OL on Prime Video Sport: “We wanted to confirm in front of our audience. We managed to win, that’s good. We suffered, of course, but the state of mind was We played like a team, we defended like a team. It paid off, that’s good. It was very complicated in the first half. In the second half too after our second goal. But we managed to keep the score, we are happy.”
“We see that the team spirit has returned. We really play like a team. At half-time, we all talked, we said things. It’s in those moments, when it’s a bit complicated, where everyone speaks. We try to correct each other. We all pull in the same direction, we encourage each other all the time and that’s a good thing. let’s continue.”
It’s over in Lyon! OL win and continue
This victory will do OL good! Thanks to the duo Cherki and Lacazette, the Gones have a second success in a row in the Championship. Lens is the big loser of the weekend.
Samba wins another duel
Another face to face won by Brice Samba against Moussa Dembélé who lacks precision in the last gesture.
Four more minutes
The Lyonnais have four minutes to go to achieve another important success.
Dembele misses his recovery
The Lyon striker inherits the ball near the Lens area but completely misses his recovery.
Abdul Samed is warned
The Lensois midfielder made an anti-game foul on Maxence Caqueret who was going against and was sanctioned with a yellow.
Fofana collapses in the surface
Seko Fofana takes over Lukeba in the area and falls but Éric Wattelier does not signal anything.
OL under siege
Olympique Lyonnais has been struggling since regaining the lead. Lens tries to return to height and besieges the cages of Lopes.
The Lyon hero comes out
Rayan Cherki gives way for the last ten minutes of the game. Johann Lepenant replaces him.
Sotoca gives in to please
Florian Sotoca gives way just after his big chance. Labeau enters.
Another big chance for Lens
David Costa makes a brilliant pass in the run from Sotoca which misses the target. This is, without doubt, the biggest Lensoise opportunity of the second period.
Fofana tries again
Fofana tries his luck again but this time it’s off target and Lopes lets the ball out.
Fofana falls on Lopes
What a powerful strike from Fofana from outside the area but Anthony Lopes flies away and deflects for a corner.
Samba wins his duel
Moussa Dembélé is ideally launched in depth but stumbles on Brice Samba who wins his duel.
A new change for Lens
Franck Haise makes a new change with the entry of David Costa in place of Gradit. The Blood and Gold will certainly change their system.
Gradit is on the ground in the surface
The Sang et Or ask for a penalty after a contact between Gradit and Dembélé in the Lyon area but the referee does not flinch and the video does not intervene.
Barcola gives up his place
Moussa Dembélé comes into play and replaces the young Bradley Barcola.
Cherki is still the Lyon hero
After a superb recovery from Maxence Caqueret at the feet of Openda, the Lyon midfielder found Cherki who turned on Samba who could not do anything.
A double change for Lens
Franck Haise makes a double change with the entries of Frankowski and Openda in place of Le Cardinal and Fulgini.
A double opportunity for OL
Brice Samba fends off Corentin Tolisso’s strike with both fists. The ball comes back to Cherki who follows up with an off-frame volley.
Tagliafico misses his control
The Lyon side is perfectly launched in depth by Lovren but Tagliafico lets the ball escape for Brice Samba. It was a big opportunity for OL.
Debates are balanced
Since returning from the locker room, both teams have struggled to create chances and the pace has dropped.
Thomasson takes the lead
On a cross in the Lyon area, Adrien Thomasson cuts the trajectory but his header is not on target.
Sotoca finds the outside net
Florian Sotoca shoots into the side netting after a through pass. The angle was complicated for the Lensois striker.
Already a huge opportunity for OL
Barely a minute played in this second period, Bradley Barcola is in the area and crosses his shot but the frame has slipped away.
Lacazette is replaced
Alexandre Lacazette is replaced after an injury contracted at the end of the first period. Amine Sarr replaces him.
Here we go again at Groupama Stadium!
The second period has started at Groupama Stadium! Lyon and Lens are tied after 45 minutes.
It’s halftime!
The match referee signals the end of the first period. At the break, Lyon and Lens are tied after goals from Lacazette and Machado.
Laczette is affected and will have to go out
After contact with Danso, Alexandre Laczette seems to be complaining of a muscle problem. It will have to be replaced.
one more minute
One more minute will be added to the first period.
Sotoca have a lob
Florian Sotoca tries to deceive the vigilance of Lopes on a very long distance lob but the Portuguese goalkeeper is not fooled.
Quel but de Machado
What an exceptional goal from Machado who pierced the top corner of Anthony Lopes after a brilliant deflection from Florian Sotoca. Lens returns to height.
Lacazette was offside
Lacazette is still launched in depth but the flag of the assistant rises to signal an offside position.
Tagliafico’s strike is blocked
The Argentinian side takes his chance from afar but sees his shot blocked by a Lensois. The ball arrives in the hands of Samba.
Fofana was alone
The Cardinal makes a superb center at the far post towards Fofana who takes the best in the area. The Lensois environment does not fit his head.
A big battle
The quest for the ball is arduous for the two teams who engage in huge duels to try to have the last word.
The small bridge of Cherki
Rayan Cherki delights with a small bridge of the sole which raises the Groupama Stadium. The young Lyonnais is on his way from the last matches.
Fulgini takes off his head too much
On a superb service from Le Cardinal in the penalty area, Fulgini projects and heads over the frame.
Lacazette opens the scoring!
On a superb serve from Rayan Cherki, Alexandre Lacazette manages to find himself in a good position to deceive the vigilance of Brice Samba.
Lacazette finds the wall
The former Arsenal striker takes charge of the free kick that he himself obtained but the wall is put in opposition.
Lacazette gets a good free kick
Alexandre Lacazette gets a good free kick near the penalty area.
The first card of the match
Castello Lukeba is cautioned after a poorly controlled tackle on Kevin Danso.
OL are mistreated
Since the start of the game, Les Gones have been roughed up. They are struggling to come out cleanly and suffer the Lensois pressing.
Lopes still has to work
The Lyon goalkeeper is still in demand on an uncrossed header from Sotoca. Anthony Lopes makes a parade in two stages.
Barcola pushes his ball too much
The young Lyon striker manages to transplant in the axis and enter the surface but he pushes too far. Brice Samba grabs the leather.
Lopes s’en sort bien
The Portuguese goalkeeper must again come out very far from his area and mow down Machado but the assistant raised his flag to signal an offside.
Good luck
Anthony Lopes is already in demand and must leave after a Lensois ball in the opposing area.
A hostile banner
Lyon supporters chain the banners in the bays of Groupama Stadium. “How to become a big club again?” can we read.
Let’s go to Groupama Stadium!
The referee kicks off this clash of the 23rd day of Ligue 1 between Lyon and Lens in an electric atmosphere at Groupama Stadium.
The start of the match in 15 minutes
The kick-off of the last meeting of the 23rd day of Ligue 1 between OL and Lens will start in 15 minutes now.
The Sang et Or on a good series outside
If trips to Lyon are complicated for Lens, the Sang et Or could rely on a big series outside this season with only one loss in 15 trips.
OL do well against Lens
The Sang et Or are struggling when they face Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1 away from home. Les Gones have won 83% of Lens’ receptions in the 21st century in the Championship.
Fans want a sporting director
Many OL lovers have responded to the call of Bad Gones and Lyon 1950. Several hundred of them are gathered in front of Gate A, that of Bad Gones. “Resignation management”, can we hear on the spot.
Fans are asking Jean-Michel Aulas to appoint a sports director who would have control over recruitment and the sports framework. The atmosphere is rather calm at the moment. The capos of the turns take the floor.
A protest movement by Lyon supporters on the forecourt of Groupama Stadium
As expected, several dozen OL supporters gathered on the forecourt of Groupama Stadium to express their dissatisfaction with the current situation. Brandishing numerous messages, the latter demand in particular the departure of the recruitment manager Bruno Cheyrou (“Cheyrou releases”), and of the general manager Vincent Ponsot (“Ponsot out”).
The lensoise composition
Fulgini continues, he who was already a holder in the Coupe de France
No Laurent Blanc on the bench
The technician is sick. It is Franck Passi who will lead the Lyon team
J.Resseguié
The composition of Lyon
Kumbedi is a starter in a team that makes room for young people with Lukeba, Cherki, Barcola or Caqueret
The Lens group
Absent in the Coupe de France, defender Kévin Danso is back for the evening match.
Still no Jeffinho in the OL group
The Brazilian, OL’s latest recruit, is still injured and does not appear in the group, just like Malo Gusto, also affected.
A gathering of supporters before the match
On the initiative of the Bad Gones, the main group of Lyon supporters, a rally is planned for 8 p.m. to protest against the management, in particular against Bruno Cheyrou and Vincent Ponsot.
Hello everyone
At the end of the 23rd day of Ligue 1, Lyon hosts Lens this Sunday at Groupama Stadium. Undefeated in the last five games, the Gones (10th) want to continue against Lensois (4th) who must win to find the podium. Kick off will be at 8:45 p.m.