After their victory against Brest (4-3), OL have definitely found their magic again

There was a time, not so long ago, when OL brought only despair and lamentations. OL no longer knew how to win a Ligue 1 match. Their players no longer even knew where to stand after matches, what to say in front of the microphones, no positive energy could come from anything related to the Rhone club. . This Sunday evening, after their Hitchock victory against Stade Brestois (4-3), OL gave joy for a lifetime to everyone, and even to Steve Mounié, who we would have easily understood was inconsolable .

“It was a good match, frankly I accept the chambering“, first greeted the Brest striker, a very good player, immediately after the final whistle at the Prime Video microphone. It was an electric match. Indeed there is a feeling of total disappointment, because at 3-1 we imagined ourselves winning this matchhe conceded, without arguing too much about the numerous incidents of play which punctuated the meeting. I don’t even know what to say, I think it was a good match, even if I’m disappointed I had a lot of fun.“

If even a Brestois was able to leave the Groupama Stadium with a slight feeling of satisfaction at having participated in such a match, it is difficult to imagine the wave of happiness which seized Ainsley Maitland-Niles when he saw his penalty liberating head towards Marco Bizot’s top corner, in the 106th minute of play.I’ve never played a match like this beforereveled the Englishman, who managed poorly to channel his jubilation in front of the cameras, when talking about the end of the match. The atmosphere was absolutely phenomenal. To be able to score the winning goal, in a match like this… It’s just fantastic.”

If the evening is so beautiful on the Lyon side, it is because it is a comeback. Trailing 3-1 in the 70th minute, after a 10-minute black hole into which Romain Del Castillo plunged by delivering a decisive pass and scoring twice, the Rhone residents did not admit defeat, and managed to reignite the flame thanks to Alexandre Lacazette (71st), before turning the meeting into the irrational. “This evening will contribute to my agingdid not fail to ironize Pierre Sage, exhausted by the drama of the match. We saw incredible things: the storyline, the dramatic side… I think the audience went through all the emotions, us too.”

However, some veterans, in addition to the emotion, had already understood when the final whistle blew that this astonishing victory was also an excellent deal from an accounting point of view. “We had set ourselves this goal of 7th place, we are there after this dayAnthony Lopes could smile, author of a few saves which helped his team. Even if there are late matches, we hope to keep going and stay there as long as possible until the end. And why not bring OL back into European competition?.” We would have laughed in his face a few weeks ago. Today, Lyon is 2 points behind Lens, the last European qualifier. He who laughs last laughs best.