Moussa Dembélé released the situation on Saturday in favor of an OL clearly tossed around in the first period at Bourg-en-Bresse. ROMAIN LAFABREGUE - AFP

  • If OL were very windy for 45 minutes Saturday, before crushing Bourg-en-Bresse (0-7), it was able to rely on a Moussa Dembélé in great shape for the recovery.
  • Author of the first two goals of Lyon's qualification for the 16th round of the Coupe de France, then directly involved in the following two, the former Celtic has visibly regained his confidence at the start of the season.

At the Marcel-Verchère stadium in Bourg-en-Bresse,

Rudi Garcia is decidedly fond of Bourg-en-Bresse. Two years after signing a festival with OM in the knockout stages of the Coupe de France (0-9), the coach handed it over on Saturday for the OL restart match in 2020 (0-7). This demonstration in Lyon certainly presents a first trompe l'oeil period, with two goals ahead despite a surprising stranglehold in the game of the 8th National. But after waking up Kostas Mitroglou (a hat-trick) in February 2018, the FBBP 01 this time helped revive Moussa Dembélé, involved in the first four goals on Saturday.

You elected @ MDembele_10 as the #FBBPOL man of the match! 💪🏻🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/4QTJCC0zqP

- Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) January 4, 2020

The ex-Celtic Glasgow striker was in effect on eight games in a row without a goal scored (since November 23). Very opportunistic to exploit a badly secured back pass from Mamadou Camara (0-1, 17th) then a muddle in the middle of Bresse (0-2, 41st), Moussa Dembélé was everywhere during this 32nd final. Including in an unexpected register with a perfect pass (and almost decisive) for Martin Terrier via a heel in full counterattack (53e). Add to that a beautiful strike wound on the post just before the goal of Martin Terrier (0-3, 46th), then a pass of 'for Maxwel Cornet (0-4, 55th), and you will understand how bad his period , symbolized by his missed penalty at Reims (1-1), was digested.

OL have just communicated "their wish to keep it"

"It's hard to be top football all the time," Lucas Tousart recalls. I think the truce has been good for everyone. "A truce during which OL wanted to communicate officially Thursday" his wish, as in the summer of 2019, to keep Moussa Dembélé ". Judging "unfounded" the current rumors of departure targeting him, especially at Chelsea, Rudi Garcia knows that he will need his top scorer on top during the return phase, especially due to the serious knee injury of Memphis Depay.

OL would like to reaffirm its wish, as in the summer of 2019, to keep @ MDembele_10.

All the info ⤵https: //t.co/WniqCvpQxD

- Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) January 2, 2020

Hence his strong compliment of the evening to turn the dark page of the end of the year 2019: "It could only come back with a player of this quality". According to the central defender of FBBP 01 Jérémy Romany, "Moussa Dembélé is a very big client, he hurt me a little tonight". The “Dembelition” may still have a bright future ahead of it in Lyon.

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