The last dance.
The great return of the derby smiled on Olympique Lyonnais Sunday evening (1-0). Les Gones dominated their neighbor Saint-Étienne thanks to a goal by Alexandre Lacazettehis second of the season in the championship. The Lyon captain had not faced the Greens since February 2017. « It was my first (derby) at Groupama, and surely the last one too, so it was mainly the heart that played », he slipped into the microphone of DAZN, half-heartedly admitting that he would leave the club next summer. There had already been talk of a departure during the last summer transfer window against the Saudi requestsknowing that his contract will end in June 2025.
“It’s been quite a few years since I played derbyhe recalled in the mixed zone. I'm happy to see them in Ligue 1. I hope they will stay so that we, the players and the supporters, can relive these kinds of matches. » OL move back into fifth place in Ligue 1 with this success, two small points behind Marseille, third. “We can do even betterassumes the General. We must not be satisfied with this fifth place, continue to work to aim even higher. »
And leave through the front door.
Notes from the OL-ASSE derby
