"I'm not here to make big speeches. I just want to be on Friday, win this game and get off to a good start".
OL goalkeeper Anthony Lopes, touched by a "feeling of rage and shame", awaits a burst of pride after the black series against Lorient, Monaco, Paris and Lens.
No matter how, only victory counts for the current seventh in the championship, nine lengths from the podium.
"Beautiful, not beautiful, good, not good, if we take the three points at the end, I'm a taker," summed up the Portuguese goalkeeper.
The club of Jean-Michel Aulas, currently engaged in a process of sale, receives a team from Toulouse who are hot on their heels two points behind after their last victory 4-2 against Montpellier.
A new poor performance from OL would make the position of coach Peter Bosz, already seriously weakened, quite untenable.
The president of Olympique Lyonnais Jean-Michel Aulas during a press conference, July 1, 2022 JEFF PACHOUD AFP / Archives
Two regional shocks
Further south, life is quieter for his counterpart Igor Tudor, at the head of an undefeated OM in the league and finally victorious in the Champions League on Tuesday against Sporting (4-1).
The sky is blue above the heads of Marseille, second before receiving Ajaccio, red lantern weighed down by seven defeats in nine matches.
Marseille players during the Champions League victory against Sporting Lisbon on October 4 at the Stade Vélodrome NICOLAS TUCAT AFP
Without Jonathan Clauss, injured, but with their supporters, back after the European camera, the Phocaeans will have the opportunity to put pressure on Saturday (5:00 p.m.) on the leader Paris SG, traveling in the evening (9:00 p.m.) in Reims .
Only two points separate the rival clubs, brought to cross swords during a highly anticipated "classic" the following day, October 16 at the Parc des Princes.
Sunday, the astonishing third Lorient goes to Brest (3:00 p.m.) before two regional clashes: Rennes-Nantes (5:05 p.m.) and Lille-Lens (8:45 p.m.).
The program (in Paris time, GMT+2):
Friday:
(21h00) Lyon - Toulouse
Saturday:
(5:00 p.m.) Marseilles - Ajaccio
(21h00) Reims - Paris SG
Sunday:
(1:00 p.m.) Montpellier - Monaco
(3:00 p.m.) Angers - Strasbourg
Brest - Lorient
Clermont-Auxerre
Nice - Troyes
(5:05 p.m.) Rennes - Nantes
(8:45 p.m.) Lille - Lens
Rank: Pts JGNP bp bc dif
1. Paris SG 25 9 8 1 0 28 5 23
2. Marseilles 23 9 7 2 0 19 5 14
3. Lorient 22 9 7 1 1 19 13 6
4. Lens 21 9 6 3 0 17 7 10
5.Monaco 17 9 5 2 2 17 13 4
6. Rennes 15 9 4 3 2 17 9 8
7. Lyons 13 9 4 1 4 16 11 5
8. Lille 13 9 4 1 4 17 18 -1
9. Clermont 13 9 4 1 4 12 14 -2
10. Montpellier 12 9 4 0 5 21 19 2
11. Troyes 11 9 3 2 4 16 18 -2
12. Toulouse 11 9 3 2 4 13 15 -2
13.Nice 8 9 2 2 5 6 11 -5
14. Auxerre 8 9 2 2 5 9 20 -11
15. Angers 8 9 2 2 5 9 21 -12
16.Nantes 7 9 1 4 4 9 15 -6
17.Reims 7 9 1 4 4 12 19 -7
18. Brest 6 9 1 3 5 9 19 -10
19.Strasbourg 5 9 0 5 4 7 12 -5
20. AC Ajaccio 4 9 1 1 7 5 14 -9
Editor's note: The first two are qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League.
The third will play the 3rd preliminary round.
The fourth is qualified for the group stage of the Europa League.
The fifth is qualified for the play-offs for access to the group stage of the Europa League Conference.
If the winner of the Coupe de France is classified among the first five, the fifth is qualified for the group stage of the Europa League and the sixth for the play-offs for access to the group stage of the Europa League Conference.
The last 4 are relegated to Ligue 2.
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