Lyon suffered their first defeat of the season on Wednesday in a late match of the second day of Ligue 1, beaten 3-1 by Lorient, who climbed to 5th place.
The Merlus, with 13 points in 6 matches, recorded the best start to the season in their history in the elite and are now level on points with their evening opponents, who remained on 4 wins and a draw and who are no longer ahead of them. only on goal difference.
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The Bretons started the match perfectly by taking the lead in the 6th minute through Enzo Le Fée, before seeing OL come back on a goal from Alexandre Lacazette (28th).
But they then regained the advantage thanks to Terem Moffi (33rd), before driving the point home after the break with Dango Ouattara (49th).
The meeting between the two teams, initially scheduled for the beginning of August, had been postponed due to an impassable lawn caused by the drought and the organization of the Interceltic Festival which had deteriorated the ground.