Mines shot down.
Players on the verge of tears.
Prostrate.
If Lille had a crazy and incredible evening on Sunday April 25 at Groupama Stadium, OL sank.
Lyon collapsed as they led 2-0 after 35 minutes of play against the championship leader.
“We do not have the right to be caught like that against a direct competitor.
It's frustrating.
This is not normal ”, plague Maxence Caqueret, annoyed.
“We are terribly frustrated.
It's very hard, ”said defender Marcelo.
Once again, as too often this season, the Rhone players have played on alternating current.
“We played very well the first period, summarizes Marcelo.
We let Lille regain confidence during the match.
And by gaining confidence, the Lille started to play very well ”.
A good half, then another, very bad.
A good summary of the last Lyon performances.
Insufficient to aim to aim higher.
“It's recurring.
It is difficult to link two high-level halves, laments Claude Fichaux, assistant coach of Gones, who replaced Rudi Garcia on Sunday evening, suspended.
We had done everything to lead 2-0 against the leader.
We must be able to defend much better.
We are looking, but obviously we have not yet found the key to delivering a full match ”.
" It is not finished "
Four days before the end of the Ligue 1 championship, it may be too late for Lyon, now relegated to six points from its evening hangman, five from PSG, but also four from third, Monaco.
Third place, the Champions League, moves away considerably.
This is however the minimum objective of the club.
" It is not finished.
There are four matches left and anything is possible, ”persuades Caqueret, excellent before the break.
Before slipping away, like his teammates.
“Podium hopes are not gone at all.
We can't afford to say that.
We face a direct competitor, Monaco, next week.
If we win, we will come back to a point ”, tries to positively Fichaux.
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But OL now look like a seriously damaged team. Exit by Monaco last Wednesday in the Coupe de France (0-2), and now in a very bad position in the race for the podium: a catastrophic week for Lyon, which had so many hopes. "We must continue to look ahead," blows defender Marcelo. But the other three, they are not waiting for OL. They escaped. Without doubt definitely.
