The three clubs of the French football championship Lyon, Amiens and Toulouse challenged Thursday the terms of the judgment of Ligue 1 before the Council of State. After a three-hour hearing, the administrative court indicated via the judge in summary proceedings that its decision would be given on Monday or Tuesday. But it was the attitude of the president of Olympique Lyonnais Jean-Michel Aulas, very combative in this matter, which was the center of attention before the court.
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"You are young in office, Didier"
His private European Cup club because of the early interruption of Ligue 1 due to coronavirus, Jean-Michel Aulas was pugnacious and eloquent before the magistrates. The clear and strong voice, the president of OL told about his resumption of the club in 1987, the successes of this last in championship and his accession to the European places, today threatened.
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"I am dismayed that we are wondering if we can resume or not. Yes, we can resume, I do not understand why this is a problem!" he said to the judge. Nervously tapping his pen several times, the OL boss also summoned the director general of the Professional Football League, Didier Quillot: "You are young in office, Didier."
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"There is no debate"
"I have been there for five years and when a federation president says that the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 championships must end, there is no debate," replied the person. Toulouse and Amiens, the two relegated, also pleaded their case before the Council of State, arguing the injustice of a relegation decided before the expected end of the championship.