On July 18, the Lyon 1950 group was able to attend the preparation match against Celtic Glasgow at Parc OL.
But on Sunday, only the boxes will be open in the Décines enclosure.
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The clashes between OL and OM have been highly anticipated shocks in Ligue 1 for several seasons.
The one which will take place on Sunday (9 p.m.) at Parc OL seems to be an exception, beyond the health context of Covid-19 limiting the stadium to 1,000 spectators.
Supporters from the two rival camps explain to
20 Minutes
why it is currently difficult to vibrate for the start of the season for the Lyonnais and the Marseillais.
An Olympic comes out of a Champions League semi-final and another will return to the queen event this month, after six years of absence.
However, gloom has rarely seemed so present among supporters of OL and OM, who face each other on Sunday (9 p.m.) at Décines.
And this well beyond the health context of Covid-19 currently depriving them of Parc OL and Velodrome.
“There is a real sinistrosis with us as each season of OL turns to eternal renewal, sighs Richard, a regular at the south turn.
A month and a half ago, the Final 8 in Lisbon gave us pride again and augured real momentum, even if we were dealing with a year without the European Cup.
And since the recovery, the disappointment has matched the hope raised.
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What emotion !
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- Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) August 16, 2020
With four matches in a row without a win, an 11th place in Ligue 1 seven points from Rennes, and the current vagueness around major players during this transfer window (Houssem Aouar and Memphis Depay), OL suddenly relapsed after their enchanted European parenthesis. of summer.
“You have to get your neck wet when going from a half in C1 to a series of four non-matches in L1, continues Gary, another 36-year-old Lyon supporter.
In a way, it was predictable because we didn't have to play the game during our European journey.
In France, on the other hand, we usually face low blocks and we see that there is no offensive animation in Lyon.
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The Alvaro-Neymar affair and the transfer window more exciting than this match?
A similar observation on the side of Marseille, where the euphoria of a first success (0-1) in nine years against the Parisian rival has given way to doubt.
“It should have been a great start to the season.
We should have surfed on this victory at the Park but between the post-game, the celebrations in the locker room, the bedroom and the Alvaro-Neymar affair, that was not the case.
And then the sequence of matches was complicated because we did not make a preparation worthy of a Ligue 1 club, ”said Téo, OM supporter and native of the Lyon region.
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Subscriber to the South Winners, Anthony is bathed in gloom after three consecutive poor performances at home (one defeat and two almost miraculous draws).
“I'm not sure why but I'm not in it, he wonders.
There has already been a big shock against PSG.
These days, I was rather waiting for the decision of the LFP for Alvaro and the end of the transfer window than this match against Lyon.
If it fell at the end of November, it would have more appeal.
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"If we plunge Lyon into a crisis, that will only be a bonus"
What will be the enthusiasm for this "Olympico" between the 9th and 11th, in a stadium welcoming only 1,000 partners and sponsors of the Lyon club in the boxes?
“I've supported OL for 24 years and I really think it's the season when I'm the least 'hyped', says Gary.
I feel a mixture of depression and weariness watching my team play.
For Sunday, I expect a fight between two old legends out of date and still thinking of being headliners.
I even prefer to self-chamber than to attack a Marseillais as we are ridiculous.
"Richard confirms the low profile in the ranks of Lyon:" Even this match against OM does not excite me more than that.
It smacks of the season in which you can get hit by anyone and finish 10th ”.
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- LinoTreize (@Lino_Treize) September 27, 2020
“We are all very afraid that it will be a purge, for us as for Lyon, predicted in the camp opposite Teo.
As if it was a match where the two clubs would find a way to lose.
Because beyond the results, the two teams are bad in the game. It would take five penalties for OL and five winning corners for us if we want to relive a 5-5 as in 2009. But it remains an important match, we must hang up the top car and if we plunge Lyon into a crisis, that will only be a bonus.
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"If it takes a loss to see Garcia leave far from my club ..."
A scenario that could suit… OL supporters?
The anti-Rudi Garcia are more numerous than ever in Lyon and the prospect of seeing the former Marseille coach (under contract until June 2021 with OL) threatened in the event of a new quack on Sunday, indeed tempts some fans.
“It is not a normal reaction to support but I am coming to fear a victory in Lyon, recognizes Gary.
This would give Garcia credit again and the real defeat would be there in my opinion as we are harmless with this coach.
So if it takes a defeat against OM to see Garcia leave far from my club… ”
"Rudi Garcia hates OL as much as we hate him", the Lyonnais reassembled https://t.co/5dUAmOFxbQ
- 20 Minutes (@ 20Minutes) October 15, 2019
On the Marseille side, some would almost also hesitate between a victory and maintaining Rudi Garcia, so much the supporters take pleasure in seeing him struggle with the competitor Olympic.
"I would prefer him to stay on the Lyon bench, but a victory for OM is always the most important thing," Téo said.
"But by the way, will this match take place in Lyon or Marseille?
“, Symbolically says Anthony about this announced“ morosico ”.
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