There are fewer and fewer doubts about the identity of the future champion. Author of a spectacular season, Brest lost against OL after a totally crazy match (4-3) this Sunday during the 29th day of Ligue 1. With this defeat, Eric Roy’s men are eleven points behind PSG, who did not play this weekend to prepare for their Champions League shock against FC Barcelona.
However, the Brestois tried everything to win. With their direct play and their good pressing in the opposing camp, they created numerous chances but were clumsy in front of the cages. After a contentious decision on a hand from O’Brien in the area not whistled (16th), Brest was punished by a nice goal from Tolisso who controlled the ball with the right in the area to finish with the left (18th) .
Not dejected by the opening score, the Brestois tried to equalize but came up against an Anthony Lopes of the great evenings, author of two immense saves on a volley from Kamory Doumbia (23rd) and on a cannonball from Satriano (42nd). But their efforts were not in vain as they equalized on a cross header from Mounié (60th).
Del Castillo puts on a show
Decisive passer on the equalizer, Romain Del Castillo thought he would crucify his former club by scoring an unstoppable free kick for Anthony Lopes (64th). The player trained at Olympique Lyonnais then did it again on a counter-attack well led by Kamory Doumbia (68th) to score his eighth goal of the season in the elite.
But the Brestois showed themselves to be too fragile defensively by conceding two new goals quickly from the inevitable Alexandre Lacazette (70th) and Tagliafico from the left (79th). After the exclusion of the Argentinian and Lees-Melou for fighting (88th), Maitland-Niles delivered Lyon from the penalty spot at the end of added time (90+15th), following a poor exit from Chardonnet in front of Lacazette, who came out on litter.
“There is something in this group, we have set objectives,” declares Anthony Lopes on Prime. We set seventh place, here we are. We hope to hold it as long as possible and bring OL back to the European scene. We have the possibility but we have to hang on because we have big matches coming up. We are lucky to have an audience who supported us in difficult times and who are still there. »
A bad operation for the Bretons who are only four points ahead of Lille, fourth and nine over Nice, fifth. They will now play five finals to try to live the dream of the Champions League next season.
