Three days before the end of the Ligue 1 championship, tension is mounting on all levels.

And Jean-Michel Aulas gave it a layer this Friday.

The president of Olympique Lyonnais returned to the sanctions imposed the day before by the disciplinary committee, after the post-match fight in Monaco on Sunday, concluded with four expulsions.

The Lyonnais Marcelo and Mattia De Sciglio however took a single game of suspension against three for Willem Geubbels and two for Pietro Pellegri, on the Monegasque side.

"I think that we were not very favored by the decisions and we are hyper-penalized against Lorient [Saturday], reacted Aulas, on the sidelines of the press conference formalizing the extension of Delphine Cascarino's contract.

We also have injuries.

I think the red cards we received should have been canceled.

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"Unfair" red cards

"The disciplinary commission, independent by definition, explained quite clearly what happened and that our players only defended themselves after being verbally and physically attacked," he added.

"When I see several Monaco players cited by the committee as having been verbally and physically involved in the fight and that they had nothing, I tell myself that the two red cards inflicted on our players are unfair and I think that the leaders of Monaco would have done better to be silent.

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In the fight for the Champions League, OL are one length behind the Principality's club, currently third.

A situation that undoubtedly has a lot to do with Aulas' speech.

Aulas predicts three wins to finish

“I hope that will not penalize us, continued the latter about the suspensions of his two defenders.

The team was great in Monaco and it reflected the superior desire to win that we tried to instill in them.

We will also win on Saturday against Lorient in the same way that we will win in Nîmes and against Nice [during the 37th and 38th days].

We will do everything to be proud of our Olympique Lyonnais.

I trust our players.

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The historic leader of the club must also tell them directly, this Friday late afternoon in training.

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