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Ligue 1: Lyon begins to believe in the title after its victory against Strasbourg

2021-02-06T21:43:06.829Z


Easy winner of Strasbourg (3-0), OL temporarily took over the lead of Ligue 1 and is increasingly asserting itself as a real contender.


Very quickly.

While waiting for the Lille match this Sunday (in Nantes), OL have taken the reins of the championship.

After 24 days.

Anything but anecdotal.

The Rhone have lost only one of their last 21 games.

Saturday night, for their 4th success in a row, Anthony Lopes' teammates walked against Strasbourg (3-0), it is true quickly reduced to 10 following the expulsion of Thomasson after only 15 minutes of play. walked anyway, in the wake of their fire attack, their trio Toko Ekambi - Memphis - Kadewere which strikes at any time for several weeks.

It was a far from obvious association at the start of the season.

If Rudi Garcia groped often last season, he has found his system and his team now.

And it works.

Toko Ekambi has scored his 11th goal of the season already and Memphis Depay, scorer of a brace, passed a certain Karim Benzema by scoring his 66 and 67th goals with Lyon (Benzema stopped at 66).

OL's sporting director, Juninho, as a specialist, must have appreciated the Dutchman's sublime free kick for the 3-0.

“Benzema is an inspiration to me.

It's an honor to overtake him, ”rejoiced the whimsical striker from Rhone.

"We wanted to put pressure on the teams playing on Sunday"

With its bloated workforce, and no European Cup to play, Lyon has very strong arguments in the race for the title.

"We wanted to put pressure on the teams playing on Sunday," admits Garcia, while remaining cautious.

The “podium” goal is on everyone's lips but no one yet dares to pronounce the word title.

However, for the 2nd budget of France, which runs after a hexagonal coronation since… 2008, it really seems the year or never.

The Parisian ogre is less domineering this season and like Lille, he has strong ambitions in the European Cup in the coming weeks.

They could leave precious feathers in battle.

OL, deprived of the European Cup for the first time in 23 years, does not have this "concern".

And the winter transfer window is over.

He did not get depopulated.

Neither Memphis nor Aouar left.

Barça no longer turns the head of the Dutchman.

And with this "great player", dixit Garcia, Lyon can dream.

“I was able to manage, not to take risks, continues Garcia.

We need to have no (physical) glitches.

It will also be a matter of absences among the 4 in front (Lille, Lyon, Paris, Monaco) and perhaps another ”.

In this frenzied fight, OL will also have the advantage of receiving PSG on March 21 and Lille on April 25.

In a city where this color is sometimes hated, all the lights are currently green in the Rhône.

MATCH SHEET

Lyon - Strasbourg 3-0

Half-time: 2-0.

Referee: Mr Delerue.

Goals.

Lyon:

Memphis (20th, 68th), Toko Ekambi (30th).

Warnings.

Lyon:

Marcelo (41st), Diomandé (61st).

Expulsion.

Strasbourg: Thomasson (15th).

Lyon:

Lopes - Dubois, Marcelo (Benlamri 71st), Diomandé, Cornet - Paqueta, Thiago Mendes, Aouar - Kadewere (Slimani 71st), Memphis (cap.) (Cherki 71st), Toko Ekambi (Da Silva 87th).

Entr.

: Garcia.

Strasbourg:

Kawashima - Caci, Mitrovic (cap.), Djiku, Carole - Prcic (Sissokho 67th), Aholou (Liénard 67th) - Waris (Bellegarde 78th), Thomasson, Zohi - Diallo.

Entr.

: Laurey.

Source: leparis

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