At the end of a controlled meeting, the Lyonnais won at Groupama Stadium against Angers (2-0), which was not unworthy.
An essential victory for OL in the race for Europe, while AS Monaco consolidated their third place after their success against Dijon.
What you must remember
Three days after a feverish success against Red Star in the Coupe de France, acquired at the end of the penalty shoot-out, Olympique Lyonnais had to reassure themselves and revive this Sunday against Angers, the mid-ranking team.
OL did not delay before taking the lead, well led by the attacking duo Depay-Paqueta.
On a two-handed corner, Memphis crosses and finds Paqueta in the box.
The Brazilian, yet a few inches from the goal, finds the post.
After a mess, the Dutch followed well and hit hard to score the first goal of the evening (21st).
Paqueta doubled the lead twenty minutes later, after an offensive number from Toko Ekambi, who easily erased Traoré in the box and crosses with his left foot.
His ball finds Paqueta who only has to push the ball into the empty goal.
Depay, who had not scored in Ligue 1 since February 19 in Brest (3-2), that is to say for five days, comes to seal the victory of the Lyonnais in the 82nd minute (3-0).
On a ball recovered in the middle of the field, Mendes finds Paqueta, again him, who fixes for Depay between two defenders.
The Dutchman takes his ball superbly above Bernardoni.
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Opposite, Angers, however, was not unworthy but lacked realism in the opposing camp.
Evidenced by this great opportunity for Diony in the 93rd.
The SCO striker, after a good sequence in the area stumbled on the crossbar.
"We lacked efficiency," admitted Thomas Mangani after the meeting at the microphone of Canal +.
"The Lyon attack scores in every match, but you have to defend a little better," Rudi Garcia warned on the eve of this match.
The coach can be happy not to have conceded goals tonight, unlike the last five meetings.
The player: Lucas Paqueta
Untenable Lucas Paqueta!
The attacker has continued to cause problems for the Angevin defense.
It was he who, in the 21st minute, found the post, then stumbled against Bernardoni and offered Depay the first goal of the evening.
Already a scorer against Red Star and against Lens on the previous day of the championship, the Brazilian is asserting himself as the offensive co-leader of the squad, with Depay.
He is involved in eight of the last ten goals scored by OL, with five goals and three assists.
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The phrase
“We managed to get our heads right because it had not been easy for a while, explained Anthony Lopes at the microphone of Canal +.
It's a serious game.
We had the ambition to win this match, and not to take goals.
The job has been well done.
We know that in front of things running at full speed, we must not let go.
The fight will last until the end!
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The number.
16
The number of goals scored by Memphis Depay this season in Ligue 1. In the scorers standings, the Lyon captain is second only to Kylian Mbappé.
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