For the moment, this scenario does not arise. Olympique Lyonnais are 18th and last in Ligue 1, and would be condemned to relegation if the championship ended today. But if the former downgraded sovereign of French football recovers (a little) and finishes the season 16th and play-off, there will be a problem, as observed Progress.
Because the return match of this decisive clash with a Ligue 2 team will take place on Sunday June 2 on the pitch of the L1 team. And that day, like the next day, Taylor Swift gave a concert at Parc OL.
A quirky match?
The choice of dates was made months ago, when the hypothesis of a barrage in Lyon seemed as fanciful as the idea of a Christmas under the snow in Fort-de-France. Today, many Lyon fans would sign to see this possibility become a reality, as their team is so adrift.
If this happened, the president of the club, the American John Textor, would certainly not emerge victorious from the duel with his famous compatriot. The Gerland stadium, former home of OL, now houses the LOU rugby players (Top 14) and is no longer up to Ligue 1 standards. There remains the prospect of a more distant exile, or of a shift in the dam…