Caqueret and the Lyonnais can have regrets - Franck Fife / AP / SIPA

France will not have its 100% Ligue 1 Champions League final. Olympique Lyonnais failed, like ten years ago, in the semi-final against Bayern Munich (3-0). In mastery, the Germans took advantage of the lack of realism of OL, which had nevertheless achieved a promising start to the match. We hope that Thomas Tuchel has taken notes, because if the Bavarians play at this level, PSG will have a say on Sunday night.

Lyon had the ball 1-0 in the feet

When we think back to this Champions League semi-final in the future, we will talk about the regrets left by this first quarter of an hour when the Olympique Lyonnais completely shoved the Germans. A compact pack, a finely studied set-up - like Toko-Ekambi's participation in defensive tasks to help Dubois - envy and speed on the counterattack. Unlike the quarter-final against Manchester City, OL only lacked success on this perfect start. Depay, first, by failing against Neuer although ideally served by Caqueret. Toko then, finding the post on a strike to six meters in the Bavarian area. Two hiccups too many. Against Bayern, these mistakes inevitably come at a price.

Gnabry, the cold shower

Opposite, all that was needed was a micro-opening, a small space left in the midfield. Not attacked in his catch of the ball, Serge Gnabry had time to gain the necessary momentum to get started and martyr the Bavarian defense. Once started, it was too late. A shoulder blow and a cleat in the back are not enough to disrupt the driving of the luminous ball of the man, who ends the action of a left missile in the skylight. Anthony Lopes can only admire. U.S. too. And that's how, against the course of the game, Bayern folded the meeting.

The bamboo stroke and the station wagon

Stunned, OL remain in place but only play in one direction. Bayern puts their foot on the ball, combines and weighs on the opposing defense. And it is ultimately from a naive loss of ball from Maxwell Cornet that comes the action of 2-0, whose conclusion, full of success, still bears the seal of Gnabry. Unhappy on Lewandowski's first attempt, Anthony Lopes breathes with vexation. He can. On Wednesday, luck chose its camp.

This lax Bayern would suffer against PSG

The worst part about all of this is that we have the feeling that Bayern played a very average game, especially defensively. Manager in front, lax behind, Hansi Flick's team was surprised behind his back several times in second, deceived by the quality of Aouar's pass and the in-depth calls from the Lyon attackers. But, as at the start of the match, Toko-Ekambi lacked precision, as did Cherki with a quarter of an hour from the end, preventing OL from reducing the score to give themselves the right to believe in a comeback. And as in the first period, the flock of Rudi Garcia are being punished. With a helmet blow in the 87th, Lewadowski drives the point home a little more, 3-0.

Pity. Because in Alvalade, there was expensive avg . Bayern will in any case be well inspired to tighten its defensive line on Sunday, otherwise the Germans will be exposed to strong drafts on the calls of Kylian Mbappé. But we can easily guess that this Bayern is not the one that Paris Saint-Germain will see in the final.

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