The first to move to the 13th is, strictly speaking, nothing of a shock. But the Top 14 is unique in that it is so homogeneous that anyone can win against anyone. Example with the victory of promoted Vannes on the lawn of La Rochelle, recently.
So, when Lyon welcomes the championship leader on a Sunday evening at the start of the holidays, the crowds come to the stadium. Even more so when it is the great Stade Toulousain, always more impressive.
It doesn’t matter if Dupont, Ramos and Ntamack on one side, Couilloud, Berdeu or Dumortier on the other will not be on the pitch, the only logo of the red and black club is salivating in the four corners of France.
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As proof, in preparation for Sunday evening, the two upper bends have been uncovered. Something unusual at the Matmut Stadium in Gerland.
Better still, the match could be played in a sold-out capacity and the LOU could break an attendance record, according to Le Progrès.
Currently, the attendance record at Gerland in this configuration is 32,306 supporters, and had already been established during Toulouse’s last visit to the Rhône.
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This time, more than 35,000 people could gather in the stands of Lyon’s den. Enough to defeat the championship leader and win for the first time in the Top 14 in more than two months?
