Olympique Lyonnais beat Brest 1-0 in their French Ligue 1 clash. Alexandre Lacazette scored the winning goal in the second half.
He was the victim of a violent collision with Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizot, who came out of his goal to punch the ball. The former international remained completely knocked out. Mathieu Vernice awarded a penalty which Ainsley Maitland-Niles converted. Jean-Michel Aulas, the former president of OL, was worried. “I hope Alexandre is well because he took a terrible shock which reminded me of Schumacher,” he stressed, referring to the terrible duel between Harald Schumachers and Patrick Battiston during the 1982 World Cup semi-final. The Frenchman was evacuated on a stretcher, transported by a small golf cart, back to the locker room and, presumably, the hospital. The match referee did not signal a foul, but the video assistance showed the penalty point well.