Ligue 1: Marseille brakes Lyon

Above all, do not be distracted.

Whether it's the pressure put by Paris and Monaco, or the recent Marseille palace revolution.

Lyon had to remain impervious to the external elements, when receiving Marseille yesterday, in the shock of this 27th day.

Like ASM and LOSC, lightened from the Europa League this week, the Rhone do not have to worry about the European Cup, unlike PSG.

OL therefore had no excuses, but they did not manage to disentangle themselves from Marseille's itching hairs at the Vélodrome (1-1).

A result not necessarily welcome in the title race, in which the players of Rudi Garcia have embarked since their formidable period of invincibility long four months (10 wins, 6 draws), between mid-September and mid-January.

Yet launched by the flat right foot of Karl Toko-Ekambi (0-1, 21st), Lyon saw this 117th Olympico switch when Lucas Paqueta, with his hand, was penalized with a severe penalty.

Offering the new Olympian scorer, Arkadiusz Milik, his second achievement in the Championship (1-1, 44th).

OL were able to keep their backs round

Lyonnais always more under pressure when Paqueta left them at ten for twenty minutes after a nasty sole on Dimitri Payet.

They held firm against an opponent who had regained some colors lately, under the leadership of interim Nasser Laguet, who will have brought a little peace of mind during his seven meetings at the head of the team.

Coming to seek the three points on the Canebière, the teammates of Memphis Depay had to be content to preserve one.

Can this ten-to-eleven draw be seen as a good result?

Maybe, finally.

Will it be sufficient when it comes to taking stock at the end of the season?

It is less certain.

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