At the end of November, Corentin Tolisso fulfilled a long-held wish: for the first time in his professional career, the Olympique Lyon captain scored three times in one game. The Europa League game against Maccabi Tel Aviv ended 6-0. And it was fitting for this unpretentious footballer that he then stole the match ball from the referee and revealed in a quiet voice what he intended to do with it: “I’ll have the whole team sign it and give it to my father.”
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