“Our life is under pressure”, the Lyonnais were able to respond to the top three

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Like the Lyon midfielder, Bruno Guimaraes performed well against Angers on Sunday. JEFF PACHOUD – AFP

  • After three consecutive unsuccessful matches in Ligue 1, OL (4th) was able to react on Sunday by clearly beating Angers (3-0).
  • The Lyonnais thus cling to the top three in the championship and show that they know how to resist the pressure.
  • In the middle of the final sprint, we can just wonder how important it is to have to play after all of our direct competitors in L1, as is currently the case for OL.

At Parc OL,

OL would have gone well to have systematically the favors of Sunday evening on Canal +. After failing to regain the lead of Ligue 1 during the poster against PSG (2-4) on March 21, the Lyonnais again found themselves scheduled after all their direct competitors for any matches against Angers on Sunday ( 3-0), then in Nantes next Sunday. Before putting it back against Losc on April 28, then probably May 2 in Monaco.

Or potentially four consecutive meetings attacked back to the wall, with kickoff four points behind on the podium as was the case at Parc OL on Sunday. Could this particular schedule have an impact on the band’s final sprint at Memphis Depay?

“It was almost compulsory to win that match”

“The data is simple: you have to focus only on us,” recalls Rudi Garcia. We are fourth so what can we be afraid of? You’re welcome, that’s why we have to let go. You have to win anyway, whether you play before or after the others, so that doesn’t change anything. You have to know how to put pressure on others when you play before them and manage it if ever the others have won before us. This was the case on this 32nd day, at the end of which Lyon could at best maintain a status quo at the top of the standings, Losc, PSG and AS Monaco quietly following all this in front of the television.

Rudi Garcia, here during the draw (1-1) snatched on March 12 in Reims. – CHRISTOPHE SAIDI / SIPA

Less formal than his coach, Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes looks back on the state of mind animating the group for this meeting which could have been fatal to the dream of the title of OL. “Yes, we had a lot of pressure today, recognizes the 23-year-old international. It was almost compulsory to win that game so that the race for the title and for the Champions League continues. But our life is pressure. We did the job and it feels good to put pressure on others too. “

Rudi Garcia was able to rely on an “exceptional” Maxence Caqueret

After three poor performances in a row (2 points out of 9), this full OL match, carried by Memphis Depay (doubled), Lucas Paqueta (a goal and an assist) and an “exceptional” Maxence Caqueret (dixit coach Rudi), may have unlocked an autumn champion in the hard in 2021. “We had a very offensive team tonight and we created a lot of movements”, appreciates Bruno Guimaraes.

Here alongside Islam Slimani, Lucas Paqueta and Memphis Depay were decisive on Sunday against Angers. JEFF PACHOUD
Here alongside Islam Slimani, Lucas Paqueta and Memphis Depay were decisive on Sunday against Angers. JEFF PACHOUD – AFP

In the camp opposite, Stéphane Moulin went there with his little compliment, after having undergone the Lyon awakening: “We still feel that at every moment, they are capable of making a difference. This was not really the case for many weeks, like the duo Tino Kadewere-Karl Toko Ekambi (22 goals in L1, but only two in two months). Maybe after all, this team no longer has
fear of sunday night.



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