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A 1-0 success necessarily requires being able to count on a solid defense.
This Friday evening, Cliton Mata produced a perfect copy, and was a major architect of Lyon's victory.
From the second minute, he set the tone by winning his first duel with authority against Guessand.
The latter also had great difficulties in his direct confrontation with the Angolan, who made him see all the colors.
During the second act, he remained on the same line and even distinguished himself offensively.
First, he played it in the “Pavard” style, attempting a well-executed half-volley, then he felt himself pushed by his wings as he broke through the Nice block with the ball at his foot.
During the 90 minutes, he gained momentum and succeeded in his mission, that of keeping the surface well protected.
Matic already essential
Shadow worker, Nemanja Matic has proven that he still has some good leftovers.
Aligned at the bottom of the Lyon midfield triangle, the Serbian brought his knowledge of placement and his serenity with the ball, allowing Maxence Caqueret to free himself, as he has rarely been able to do since the start of the season.
The former Manchester United player is not the sexiest player, but he was recruited for that, simple play and efficiency with and without the ball.
Nemanja Matic shone and shined.
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Ghostly Guessand
It was surely one of his last tenures, before Moffi returned from the CAN, taking back his due.
And given the performance of his competitor, the Nigerian should not be very worried.
Evann Guessand spent the hour of play given to him behind the backs of the Lyon centrals.
Constantly losing in the duel against Mata, the striker only touched one more small ball than his goalkeeper after half an hour.
And when he did touch it, he lacked precision in his passes and his controls, like when he struggled to catch Thuram's cross two meters from Anthony Lopes' cage (36th).
He will be replaced by Moffi in the 59th minute.
The Aiglons miss their flight
Very enterprising from the first minute of play, the plan was clear: go after the Lyonnais in their last meters.
The idea was well executed and thanks to this, the Aiglons had their entry point, but were unable to convert it into an advantage.
Everyone tried, and Mohamed-Ali Cho even hit the post on a lucky cross shot.
But what had to happen happened.
Les Gones opened the scoring against the run of play, and put a stop to the good start of the red and black.
Once led, Farioli's men did not find the fault.
Their weaknesses are reflected in statistics.
In Ligue 1, Nice have not won away from home since October 27, and have never overturned a match in which they have been behind this season.
The meetings are similar for the Gym.