LE SCAN SPORT – Olympique Lyonnais sharply beat OM on Sunday evening at the Vélodrome (3-0) and maintained a slim hope of Europe. After this victory, several OL players chambered their opponents.
Lyon roars again, Marseille will have to be strong
It has become one of the most anticipated posters in Ligue 1, and it has once again kept its promises. The clash between Lyon and Marseille on Sunday evening saw OL win 3-0 against the Phocaeans at the Vélodrome. The Rhodaniens scored their three goals in the second half thanks to Lukeba, Dembélé and Toko Ekambi. This victory allows Peter Bosz’s men to keep a small hope of qualifying for a European competition at the end of the season. The Lyonnais are currently 7th in Ligue 1 with 55 points and are only two points behind Strasbourg (6th) and 5 points behind Nice (5th). The Marseillais meanwhile see Rennes and Strasbourg come back to only 3 points with three days remaining in the championship and are not preparing for the return match against Feyenoord in the best possible way.
The chambering of Lyon players
After this success away from home against their rivals, the Lyon players posted several lodger messages via social networks. Follower of mockery with already a first chambering during the clash OL-OM at Groupama Stadium, won by the Gones (2-1), Sinaly Diomande did it again. Sidelined with an ankle injury, the Lyon defender posted a tweet in which he wrote:Don’t forget to go out well covered after this freezing cold from the South. Good evening Les Gones and let’s look for Europe at the end of the season».
Jérôme Boateng, who arrived last summer, also let himself go. The German international understood the meaning of the rivalry between the two Olympiques well and appreciated Lyon’s second victory of the season in this clash which threw aglacial coldon the Velodrome, which was boiling hot at the start of the game.
Dembele and Gusto remain focused
The best players on the lawn on Sunday evening were more measured. Moussa Dembélé who scored the second Rhone goal in the 76th minute was obviously satisfied but preferred to emphasize the good accounting operation carried out by his team.
Very fit on the lawn of the Vélodrome, the right side Malo Gusto meanwhile indicated that Olympique Lyonnais would not give up and will try to qualify for European competition with only three days left to play.
