OL-Monaco 2-0
OL suffered but will be content with a success acquired at the end, but decisive for the rest of the season.
Admittedly, at the break, the scenery set in the air of great evening would undoubtedly have deserved better. Because if the Lyonnais certainly had the best possibilities in the first period on two attempts by Toko Ekambi (22nd and 26th), captured by Nubel, rarely the large assistance could not ignite. The firecrackers were therefore a little wet. Monaco took pleasure in managing their match. A match during which OL continued to experiment with the center-forward position. This time Rayan Cherki, always alert to offer pranks, stuck to it, contenting himself with a crushed strike and a test that was not very worrying for Nubel.
Monaco believed in their star, showing the most pressing early in the second period by Gelson Martins and Volland. The tension was invited in Lyonnais to the game too disjointed. The entries of Kadewere and Paqueta would they settle the situation?
Oh Paqueta the genius!
Certainly since Kadewere obtained two situations and Paqueta threw Dubois on the road to the penalty. Toko Ekambi did not miss his shot, and this OL could breathe and relieve its supporters (74th). On this subject, Lucas Paqueta has changed everything, on the game, and the morale of his people. It was again he who was at the start of the action allowing Denayer to close the debate. And then we would walk for miles to see some of his gestures …
This fourth success for OL in Ligue 1, allows them to continue to see upwards, despite a game that is not always consistent.
Technical sheet
At Groupama Stadium, Olympique Lyonnais-AS Monaco 2-0 (0-0)
Referee Monsieur Delerue, correct pitch, 50,585 spectators.
Goals: Toko Ekambi (74th on penalty), Denayer (88th)
Warnings: Aguilar (75th) in Monaco. Caqueret (76th) in Lyon.
Lyon: Pollersbeck –Dubois (cap), Boateng, Denayer, Emerson –Caqueret, Guimaraes –Shaqiri (then Kadewere 67th), Aouar, Toko Ekambi –Cherki (then Paqueta 67th).
Monaco: Nubel –Aguilar, Badiashile, Disasi, Caio Henrique – Fofana, Lucas (then Jakobs 81st), Matazo (then Lemarechal 81st) –Gelson Martins, Ben Yedder (cap), Violland (then Boadu 70th)
