OL had the opportunity to temporarily regain the lead of Ligue 1 this Friday night against Bordeaux.
And Lyon did not let the opportunity pass, snatching an almost unexpected success in added time (2-1).
What you must remember
To continue aiming for the title, or at least to dream of winning the cup, OL will have to show another face during their next outings.
For a long time, Friday night against Bordeaux, Lyon fell back into its faults which have played so and so many tricks in recent years.
That is to say, a sometimes flamboyant team, as in Saint-Etienne in the derby last Sunday (5-0 success), but above all very inconstant.
Since the start of 2021, the Lyonnais do not always have the head of contenders for the crown.
Against Bordeaux, they were dominated for a good part of the meeting by surprising Girondins, very high, very lively, very urgent.
And very well organized in a 3-4-3 concocted by Jean-Louis Gasset.
For a long time harmless, the Gones nevertheless led in the score, with success, thanks to the 10th season goal of Toko Ekambi (32nd).
On almost their only dangerous situation of the first period.
But the Girondins, who remained on three successes in a row, did not deserve to lose this meeting.
Kalou (55th) logically equalized.
And while a draw was emerging, a magnificent and unexpected goal from Léo Dubois - who perhaps wanted to cross - came to offer a very precious, and almost unexpected, success to the Lyonnais.
The success of the champion?
The success in any case of a team which temporarily took over the lead of the championship.
And who intends to "play" with PSG and Lille for many more weeks.
The Rhone have the workforce, they do not have a European Cup.
It's up to them to plug in the power for each game
The player: Léo Dubois
The French international is sometimes criticized in the Rhône.
He is not the fan favorite player.
But his commitment, his will, his leadership spirit in this group are essential to the smooth running of OL.
Rudi Garcia knows it.
He can (all the time) count on him.
Friday evening, thanks to a magnificent goal in the final moments (90th + 2), he exceeded his function.
He also got OL out of a bad situation.
A goal that will count ... For OL, and perhaps also for him, in the perspective of the Euro ...
The number: 1
OL lost only one of their last 19 Ligue 1 games against Metz on January 17, 2021 (0-1).
A champion's head?