Amiens (AFP)

Four days before his debut in the Champions League, Lyon let slip the victory in Amiens (2-2) on Friday during the fifth day of Ligue 1 and remains in doubt.

OL, which will receive Zenit Saint Petersburg on Tuesday for their first game of the season on the European stage, seems to be heading for a logical success thanks to a doubling of Moussa Dembélé (9th, 34th), but Mathieu Bodmer has snatched an equalizer unexpected for Picards in added time (90 + 2).

Without Memphis Depay, left at rest for the crucial duel against the Russians, the Gones, who remained on a draw and a defeat in L1, achieved a superb first period before stopping playing in the second.

The players of Sylvinho have created many opportunities in the first act by offering a fast and attractive game but have lacked realism, remaining within reach of brave Amiens.

With 8 points, the Rhodaniens point to sixth place in L1, a length of Paris, Rennes and Nice, who play Saturday.

With four units on the clock, the Amiens, go back to 16th place.

In the first place, Lyon imposes a high pressing in Amiens but nevertheless, it is the Picards who open the score: a free kick wound Jallet pulled from the left side file directly into the goal without anyone touching the ball, surprising the keeper Anthony Lopes (1-0, 7th).

- Doubled of Dembélé -

The Lyonnais do not have time to doubt since they equalize in stride: Jeff Queen-Adelaide realizes a nice slalom in the surface of Amiens before centering for Dembélé, who takes again victoriously of volley (1-1, 9e).

The Gones take clear control of the operations and pose big problems to the Amiens defense. But Martin Terrier spoils two clear opportunities by opening his foot too (26th) and then missing his stung ball on a superb opening of Aouar (29th).

The team Picard, who suffered a quick blow with the injury of his Senegalese striker Moussa Konaté (17th), finally manages to react to half an hour of play but the strike of Gael Kakuta near the crossbar (31).

A few minutes later, the superiority of Lyon logically ends up being translated on the scoreboard: on a tight center of Bertrand Traoré, Dembélé appears before Aurélien Chedjou and offers himself a doubled (1-2, 34th). With five goals, the former striker of Celtic Glasgow joined the Lille Victor Osimhen tops the standings of L1 scorers.

After the break, the intensity of the meeting drops a notch under the impetus of OL, perhaps unconsciously anxious to preserve in view of the Champions League.

Except for a Terrier occasion, which pushes Gurtner to make a new parry on a coiled shot (52), the OL has trouble worrying the defense and friendenoise sometimes shows sufficiency.

Amiens then rush to attack but lacks sharpness in the last thirty meters to be really dangerous. But in the additional time, the players of Lukas Elsner, admirable of will, punish the Lyonnais: after a center badly repulsed, Jallet gives back the head to the point of penalty for Bodmer, entered in game shortly before, which slips of the tip of the foot the ball at the bottom (2-2, 90e + 2).

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