Olympique Lyon beat Méty 5:2 in the league match, and the main character of the evening was the reinforcement from Real Madrid – Brazilian striker Endrick (19). He scored his first hat-trick in the jersey of the French team. The win leaves Lyon in fourth place in the Ligue 1 table and nine points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
“It’s my first hat-trick, I’m very happy. Lyon is a great place for me, I feel really good here. I feel like I belong here. It’s like God told me that this is the right place for my career,” said the young striker after the match.
“We have a great relationship with teammates, fans and the implementation team. We will continue to work hard and focus on the next game.”
From the Czech point of view, the match took place without two important names. Lyon’s top scorer Pavel Šulc (25) and Adam Karabec (22) did not participate in the match due to health problems and remained only on the bench.
“Šulc has a muscle problem. It’s not very serious, but I don’t want to risk it. Adam Karabec also has a minor problem. The match against Young Boys on the artificial surface was difficult for us,” coach Paulo Fonseca explained to journalists.
However, their absence was not significantly noticeable on the team’s performance, OL was in control of the game and could have won by an even bigger margin.
“We started very well, had strong offensive moments and controlled the game. We could easily have scored seven or eight goals,” said the Portuguese coach. He admitted that Metz could be uncomfortable at times, but described the first half as excellent.
“We are in a good period, but we don’t have time to rejoice. We have to focus on recovery now because we have other important games ahead of us,” added Fonseca.
