Faced with Nantes well organized defensively, then extremely pressing once led to the score, the Lyonnais managed to make the difference in the first period, thanks to the inspiration of Lucas Paqueta in particular.
What you must remember
Masters of the ball (74% possession), the Lyonnais dominated the first period and logically opened the scoring, thanks to a magnificent work from Paqueta, finalized by Dembélé.
A long opening of Da Silva finds Paqueta in the Nantes area.
In suspension, the Brazilian controls the chest under pressure from Fabio and manages to strike.
Lafont pushes back on Dembélé, who scores closely (0-1, 35th) his 3rd goal this season.
Back from the locker room, the Canaries logically unleashed the assault on the opposing goal.
But despite Da Silva's expulsion in the 78th minute following a second yellow card, Antoine Kombouaré's players could not avoid their first defeat at home.
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The player: Lucas Paqueta
Omnipresent, the Brazilian midfielder, who celebrated his 24th birthday this Friday evening, was the best Lyonnais at La Beaujoire.
His chest-strike control sequence beautifully prepared the ground for Dembélé, author of Lyon's first goal (0-1, 35th).
The former Rossonero had already signaled last week at Groupama Stadium by scoring the goal of 3-1 (before OL were joined 3-3), concluding with a curled shot a streak of two " one two".
The finalist of the recent Copa America almost made the break for OL, with a curled shot of the left foot, next to the goal of Lafont (67th)
With 10 goals and 6 assists in 34 games last season, Paqueta had been very valuable to the Lyonnais and seems to be resuming on the same basis.
The number: 3
Three decisive saves by Anthony Lopes neutralized the three clearest attempts in Nantes, all in the first period.
The Lyon goalkeeper deflected a shot from Boukary (1st), pushed back a powerful header from Castelletto (37th) and deflected a free kick from Corchia (45th).
The reaction
Anthony Lopes, Lyon goalkeeper
: “It's the victory of a collective, said the OL goalkeeper at the microphone of Amazon Prime. We did the job all together. We haven't conceded a goal for the first time in a long time. We held on despite the expulsion. There is this international break now, we will be able to clear our heads. We had a very complicated start to the season. We end the month of August with a great victory. ”
