Some slaps hurt more than others.
The one taken by OL against West Ham (3-0) at home, in the quarter-final return of the Europa League, is one of them.
In ten minutes, the Lyonnais said goodbye to their dream of C3 and at the same time to snatch a European place for next year.
It didn't all start so badly, but when Toko Ekambi hits the post, it's rarely a good omen.
“After my shot on the post, we had other chances afterwards, reacted the striker after the match.
It's a post and that should motivate us more than anything else.
We started well with chances.
We were physically fine at the start of the match, but we couldn't recover from the first goal conceded.
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"Finish in an extraordinary way in L1"
No half for Lyon, therefore.
What follows is complicated.
To rediscover the joys of European evenings, you will have to drive at the end of the season in Ligue 1, which is not necessarily obvious when you are 10th.
After having regretted the lack of realism of his team, Peter Bosz projects himself on the end of the season: "Now, the end of the championship will be very important and we will have to finish in an extraordinary way to be in the European Cup again next season. .
You have to win almost seven times over the last seven days.
The players have the right to be disappointed tonight before immediately thinking of Bordeaux on Sunday.
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As for his future at OL, the Dutchman pretends to be calm.
"I don't feel in danger," he concluded.
We allow ourselves to doubt it.
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