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Anthony Lopes saved the Lyon house
After a first period without much activity, the Lyon doorman had his work cut out for him in the second act.
With no less than 4 saves made, he greatly contributed to maintaining the score in favor of his family.
In the 57th minute, his both authoritative and spectacular stop in front of Florent Mollet preserved OL from a difficult end to the match against reinvigorated Montpellier.
In the 71st minute, he was ahead of Mavididi, who was very close to catching a cross behind Wahi.
Impeccable match of the Portuguese goalkeeper this Sunday.
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Malo Gusto almost makes Léo Dubois forget
Very good match for the very young Lyon right-back, only 18 years old.
Positioned very high on the pitch, he often came to help Paqueta and multiplied the duplication.
One of them even turned out to be decisive since it was he who delivered that perfect cross for Slimani who then brought Paqueta's goal.
Overall, he was technically very fair by making 90% of his passes.
In the absence of Léo Dubois, he is an exemplary substitute ... even threatening for the usual holder.
Lucas Paqueta, what ease!
How euphemistic it is to say that Lucas Paqueta is a technically skilled player.
By a simple catch of the ball, he is able to unbalance an entire opposing defense as was the case again this Sunday.
But against Montpellier, he is above all the one who delivers his own thanks to a victorious header after a shot on the bar from Slimani.
An action perfectly followed by the Brazilian who scored his 6th goal of the season in Ligue 1. He did not hesitate to make defensive efforts since he recovered 5 balls in his own camp.
In the field, he is the real leader of this OL.
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Valère Germain, the scarcity continues
Valère Germain went through this meeting like a ghost.
He never managed to be available to his teammates.
In his defense, he had to deal with a failing offensive animation without its wholeness during the first act.
But all the same.
9 balls touched, none of which in the opponent's area in 45 minutes?
These are not acceptable numbers for a Ligue 1 striker. While Germain's debut in the Hérault has been encouraging, promises quickly gave way to concern.
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Nicholas Gioacchini, that waste
The American did not count his efforts on the right side of the Montpellier attack but his performance was more than tarnished by a consequent technical waste.
He regularly annihilated interesting situations for his team by missing his pass or his ball catch.
For example, in the 20th minute, Florent Mollet manages to find him in a good position in the box but his failed control puts an end to any hope of a scoring opportunity for his team.
The figures are also quite eloquent since the counter shows only 43% of successful passes for the Montpellier attacking midfielder.
Young (21) and inexperienced in Ligue 1, the American must progress to claim a place in the elite of French football.