The counter express of the Lorient residents
OL could have been fooled on a counter quickly led by Les Hakes. Diarra ends the action with a deflected kick for a corner.
Cherki harangues the crowd
Rayan Cherki is untenable and gets a corner. He takes the opportunity to ask for even more support from his supporters.
Another big chance for Lyon
OL are better in this second period and get chances like this shot from Barcola which goes just wide. On the action, Cherki still makes a big difference.
Cathline responds to Tolisso
Cathline combines on the edge of the Lyon area and triggers a shot that flees Rudy Riou’s frame.
Another exceptional save from Mannone!
Vito Mannone makes a classy save from a Tolisso header. The Lorient goalkeeper pushes back on his post.
Superb save from Mannone!
A few minutes of play in this second period and already a shiver on Mannone’s cage which made an exceptional save on a point-blank header from Caqueret.
It’s back to Lyon
The 22 players are back on the lawn of Groupama Stadium to play the second half of this clash between Lyon and Lorient which is struggling, for the moment, to get carried away.
It’s the break ! no goal
Thomas Leonard whistles the end of the first period. The two teams are back to back after a mixed half where the goalkeepers did not have much work.
one more minute
An additional minute, at least, will be played in this first period.
Le Fée’s free kick misses
Enzo Le Fée tries a Juninho-style shot from a free kick but it misses Riou’s goal.
Cherki takes the lead
Rayan Cherki combines with Maxence Caqueret. The French winger then takes the lead but the latter lacks power and Mannone seizes the leather.
Makengo takes a chance
Jean-Victor Makengo is full axis and takes his chance but Rémy Riou captures the ball.
A sterile domination of OL
Since the start of the game, Les Gones have had the ball, but they haven’t really managed to worry the Merlus goalkeeper.
Diarra misses his flat foot
He was in an ideal position but Stéphane Diarra misses the target at the far post with a flat foot that does not catch the target.
Cathline’s strike is blocked
Cathline tries her luck from outside the area but the Lyon defense counters and concedes a corner.
Cherki is very active
As for several matches, the technical leader of OL is called Rayan Cherki who is very active. He tries a lot of things.
What a failure of Dieng!
Bamba Dieng was alone after this fabulous work by Kalulu. But the former Marseillais removes his shot too much which passes over.
Barcola lost son duel
Bradley Barcola enters the box and opens his foot but Vito Mannone does not get caught and makes a decisive save.
Mannone goes down on the ball
Vito Mannone is vigilant in his area and lies down on the cross of Rayan Cherki who lacked precision.
Le Goff serein
Corentin Tolisso crosses to the far post but it is Vincent Le Goff who is on the fallout. The Lorient side allows himself a delivery of the chest towards Mannone.
The center of Cherki is long
Rayan Cherki was looking for Amine Sarr in the center but the center of the French hope ends up on goal.
Dieng is better
Bamba Dieng gets up and waits for the referee’s signal to return to the lawn at Groupama Stadium.
Dried Dieng
Bamba Dieng takes a ball in the head on the long recovery of Riou. The caregivers intervene.
Riou grabs the ball
Jean-Victor Makengo tries to throw Cathline deep but it’s too long and it slips into Riou’s arms.
Hakes are low
First lesson of this meeting: FC Lorient plays quite low and is in a wait-and-see position in front of OL.
Let’s go to Groupama Stadium!
Thomas Leonard kicks off this meeting between OL and FC Lorient which counts for the 26th day of Ligue 1.
Start of the match in 15 minutes
The kick-off of this penultimate meeting of the 26th day of Ligue 1 will be given in 15 minutes.
OL played this week
Olympique Lyonnais have one more match in their legs than Lorient. Indeed, Les Gones disposed of Grenoble in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France (2-1).
Lorient is precise
This season, in Ligue 1, the Hakes are showing great precision in their shots. They have framed 63% of their attempts this season, the highest percentage in the Championship.
A duel of teams in difficulty
If the start of the season in Lorient was exceptional, for several months now, the men of Régis Le Bris are struggling to chain and have tumbled in the standings. They are 8th with a small point ahead of Lyon 9th.
The hake composition
FC Lorient’s eleven with Bamba Dieng leading: Mannone – Kalulu, Méïté, Talbi, Le Goff – Abergel (cap) – Diarra, Makengo, Le Fée, Cathline – Dieng.
The composition of OL with Cherki and Sarr
Laurent Blanc decided to put Moussa Dembélé on the bench and favored Bradley Barcola. Here are the Lyon eleven: Riou – Diomandé, Lovren, Lukeba, Tagliafico – Lepenant, Tolisso (cap), Caqueret – Cherki – Sarr, Barcola.
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