Rudi Garcia this Tuesday at the press conference on the eve of the first leg of the Champions League first leg against Juve. PHILIPPE DESMAZES - AFP

  • OL are faced with a huge challenge when it comes to facing Juventus Turin on Wednesday (9 p.m.), before continuing with posters against ASSE and PSG in a week.
  • Despite a delicate context in view of the current relationship with the main groups of supporters, Rudi Garcia wanted to be very optimistic this Tuesday at a press conference.
  • "Inside the group, please believe that the context is not gloomy," insisted the Lyonnais coach.

At Parc OL,

Only the coronavirus did not inspire Rudi Garcia, this Tuesday in a press conference, on the eve of the 8th final of the Champions League against Juventus. For the rest, the Lyonnais coach did not hesitate to sign two long tirades in Italian, intended for the transalpine media, while calling with a smile his striker Moussa Dembélé: "Are you going to be apprehensive ? ".

The Lyonnais coach spent twenty minutes trying to instill an optimistic message before this perilous poster. “From the 8th finals, you should know that there are only great teams, explains Rudi Garcia. We all thought that Liverpool would perhaps win at Atlético de Madrid (1-0), just like PSG in Dortmund (2-1). It's up to us to thwart the forecasts. And God knows if there are not many people who give us possible skills in this double confrontation. "

"I hope we will have some crazy moments"

Difficult to prove wrong to the ex-coach of Roma as this 8th final seems unbalanced between an OL 7th in L1 and the Italian armada, carried by a Cristiano Ronaldo on fire (16 goals in the last 11 games of Serie A !). However, Rudi Garcia embarked on a speech that looked like a pre-match chat in the auditorium of the Parc OL.

We will have to take pleasure in attacking, maybe racing the game, putting in crazy moments I hope, because otherwise we will not be able to shake them up. We must also take pleasure in defending together, in catching up with the boyfriend if he has passed, in being consistent and united. "

Is an atmosphere of madness really possible despite the great distance between the club and its main groups of supporters this season? The banner hung on the OL Park on Sunday by the north bend (“Coué method, values ​​and identities taken off, supporters on the move… President, where has our OL gone?”) Reminds us of how sacred there is no longer a union in Lyon , even before three shocks chained against Juve, ASSE and PSG.

Juninho responds to criticism from Lyon supporters before Juventus via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/oZuaJM2rE4

- 20 Minutes Sport (@ 20minutesSport) February 24, 2020

"The context is not gloomy in the group"

"My president and my sporting director spoke on this subject," says Rudi Garcia. We were a little surprised because we thought that the supporters were coming to encourage us, to charge us up for the three games of the week. After this misunderstanding, he hopes, like all OL, that euphoria will take hold of this European meeting.

Coach @RudiGarcia before #OLJuve 🎙: "We will have to be on top in all areas with the help of the 12th man!"

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- Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) February 25, 2020

“Inside the group, please believe that the context is not gloomy. The group lives well. And this week is still exciting and incredible, which proves the greatness of OL. We are going to be in front of our audience and we are going to help this 12th man to find resources. "If we can doubt this parameter, the atmosphere can only be less tense compared to the previous Champions League match in December against Leipzig (2-2), that's already it.

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