Dejan Lovren facing Jonathan David, top scorer in LOSC history (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
As part of the 32nd day of Ligue 1, OL and LOSC will face each other at Pierre Mauroy on Monday May 6 (9 p.m.). This unusual date will mark the 100th meeting between the two teams.
Monday will mark the 100th confrontation between the L‘OL and the LOSC. It is a symbolic figure which marks a long history between Lyonnais and Lille, and not only on the pitch, but also behind the scenes. Before the meeting on the 32nd day, the debates were rather balanced between the two teams. However, the Dogues lead by a narrow margin with a total of 37 victories against 34 for the Rhone club (28 draws). More recently, the LOSC have only lost once in their last 14 matches against OL (7 wins, 6 draws).
Monday’s fight will mark the third duel of the season between the men of Pierre Sage and Paulo Fonseca. The first at Parc OL corresponded to the last of Fabio Grosso on the bench. It resulted in a defeat for Alexandre’s teammates Lacazette thanks to an achievement from serial scorer, Jonathan David (26th, 12 goals in 2024) and a second from Tiago Santos (32ᵉ). The Rhone and the Northerners met in the Coupe de France three months later. L’Olympique Lyonnais no longer displayed the same disastrous face as at the start of the season. It was with new weapons that he wanted to try to bring down the LOSC. A successful bet, since OL won with a score of 2-1 (Orban40ᵉ and Cherki, 47ᵉ) and headed to the quarter-finals. One everywhere, ball in the center Monday in the north between two formations in good shape in 2024.
Two candidates for Europe
After inflicting a defeat on FC Metz (2-1), LOSC intends to continue its series of invincibility. The Mastiffs have the best dynamics (tied with theAS Monaco) and have a total of 4 victories in their last 5 Ligue 1 matches. Fourth in the championship, Paulo Fonseca and his men are only one point away from being directly qualified for the next Champions League (last time in 2022).
Make him get on one kneeOL would then be a boon for the Northerners, just two days before the end of the season. But the Lyonnais also aspire to return to Europe, after two years of absence. Following a solid victory against Monaco (3-2), the Rhone club sticks to the coattails of OM in 7th place. Any victory would be a further step towards the great ambition of evolving on the European scene, displayed by Pierre Sage and his players.
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