- Ten days to go, Lyon is ten points behind on the podium.
- A gap that will be difficult to close for a team that has taken no points this season against the top four in the championship.
No one at OL will officially say it, but everyone thinks it very strongly. Beaten Sunday night in Lille (1-0), Lyon almost said goodbye to the Champions League next season. Unless you win it this year, a hypothesis that no one seriously believes in, it's hard to see how the Rhone club will be able to dance on the star track next September.
Seventh in Ligue 1, OL now has ten points behind Rennes (3rd) ten days before the end. A gulf almost impossible to fill. “It is a very bad mathematical operation for us. There are 10 games left, 30 points left, we are 10 behind so it's a lot. You have to be aware of that. But as long as it is mathematically possible, it is up to us to move forward, ”said Rudi Garcia, the Lyonnais coach, with the air of one who no longer really believes in it.
No points taken against the first four
Sunday in the North, Lyon never managed to get into the rhythm especially during a failed first half. “We were eaten at the start of the match. I think we lacked desire and aggressiveness, "admits Lucas Tousart. OL also ended up physically paying for the chain of nine games in a month between Ligue 1, Champions League and French Cup.
Lyon has above all confirmed its difficulties facing its direct competitors. This season in Ligue 1, OL have taken no points against the top four in the ranking (PSG, OM, Rennes, Lille).
" It's worrying. I could not explain it, but it proves that we have not been able to level up this season in this kind of match. We feel that in the start of the match, the opponents want more than us and that is what also makes the difference. We don't have to achieve good performances at the right time, ”continues Tousart, lucid about the shortcomings of OL this season. Unacceptable shortcomings to go to the Champions League.
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