He has become OL's number 1 attacking asset since Memphis Depay left for Barcelona this summer.
In the absence of Léo Dubois, Moussa Dembélé was captain this Sunday on the occasion of the reception of Strasbourg at Parc OL, at the end of the fifth day of the championship (3-1).
The one night boss scored the first goal of the game, allowing the Lyonnais to start, then widen the gap and return to eighth place in the standings.
The game only started seven minutes ago when Bruno Guimaraes delivered a superb aerial opening to the center-forward of Les Gones.
The latter spins behind the Strasbourg defense and eliminates his vis-à-vis Lucas Perrin, thanks to an oriented control of the chest.
Although eccentric on the left side of the surface, Dembélé manages to follow up with a powerful strike from the left, whose curve lobes slightly Matz Sels and comes to be lodged in the opposite window.
Successful debuts for Shaqiri and Boateng
First match since the end of the summer transfer window, this meeting was an opportunity to observe the beginnings of OL's last-minute recruits. Established on the right flank, Xherdan Shaqiri was at ease in the offensive animation with several quality deep passes. Shortly after the hour mark, the Swiss international even delivered a center millimeter from the right to the head of Jason Denayer for Lyon's second goal. He gave way to Lucas Paqueta ten minutes later. “I haven't played for a long time, I need to come back. Today was a first step, ”he told Amazon at the end of the meeting.
For his part, Jérôme Boateng came into play just before the goal of the break.
The German world champion brought serenity to the Lyon defense against enterprising and combative Strasbourgers, like Kevin Gameiro.
At the end of the match, Lucas Paqueta sealed the victory by catching a ball from Houssem Aouar in first intention: his beautiful curled strike from the left ended in the small opposite net.
The only downside of the Lyon evening: the penalty conceded in the dying seconds on a hand fault from Malo Gusto and transformed by Habib Diallo.
After a sluggish start in the league, Peter Bosz's men will have to confirm this good pass on Thursday, in their first Europa League match against Glasgow Rangers, all before a demanding trip ... to the Parc des Princes.
The number: 4
By opening the scoring against Strasbourg, Moussa Dembélé scored his fourth goal of the season in the league. A goal that allows the native of Pontoise to join the Parisian Kylian Mbappé and the Niçois Amine Gouiri at the top of the Ligue 1 scorers ranking.