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Ligue 1: battered by Strasbourg, OL is doing very well

2020-02-16T17:11:55.105Z


Forced into a draw at home by dangerous Strasbourg players (1-1), Lyon was very scared by conceding two posts in the last few


After its sweet parenthesis in the Coupe de France punctuated by a qualification for the semi-finals torn off Wednesday against OM (1-0), Olympique Lyonnais found Ligue 1 and its galleys. An L1 where the players of Rudi Garcia, beaten by PSG during the previous day (4-2), occupied only the second part of the table this Sunday in the early afternoon.

What you must remember :

With a slightly overhauled eleven, and Karl Toko Ekambi aligned at the tip, OL went very close to the correctional against Strasbourg, and conceded a very happy draw (1-1). Because in the last minutes, Kenny Lala (87th) then Dimitri Liénard (90th + 3) hit the post, and could well have precipitated the Gones into the abyss.

However, everything had started well for the Rhone, with the first goal of Bertrand Traore in the Championship this season, from the head (21st). But the Alsatians did more than stay in the game, equalizing ten minutes later by Kévin Zohi (42nd) before pushing the Lyonnais to their limits.

Lyon (10th), who remained in a series of three consecutive games without success in the Championship, continues a fourth (two defeats and two draws), and sees Europe moving further and further away. Seventh three points behind his opponent of the day, Strasbourg remains him, well engaged in this race, four units from the podium.

@ OL have 34 points after 25 days of @ Ligue1Conforama this season. Its lowest total in the elite at this stage of the competition since the 1996/97 fiscal year (33). #OLRCSA

- Stats Foot (@Statsdufoot) February 16, 2020

The player: Maxwel Cornet, alone at the level

This season, Maxwel Cornet is chaining tenure (21 now all competitions) and performance more and more interesting, whether positioned rear left or left winger, as this Sunday. Lyonnais the most restless, the Ivorian brought the first goal of the match to Traoré, from a perfect center. Author of an energetic match, he could have given a little air to his family but was a bit too short on a center of Toko Ekambi (68th). Replaced by Martin Terrier twenty minutes from the end (74th).

The number: 0

End of series for OL, who had won their last eight home games against Strasbourg in Ligue 1, conceding only one goal in total.

Source: leparis

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