Rayan Cherki during OL – ASSE (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)
By winning against AS Saint-Etienne (1-0), OL achieved more than a victory in the derby. The Lyonnais performed well this weekend, moving up to 5th place, two points off the podium.
There is still a long, very long way to go before the end of the 2024-2025 season. But when it comes time to look forward to the third international break of this campaign, theOL finds himself more in line with his ambitions. Everything is not perfect and the match against Saint-Étienne proved it. There are still many areas for improvement for Pierre Sage's team, but on November 11, 2024, the Lyonnais are only two lengths from the podium, just one from the Champions League. Despite a complicated start and points lost along the way recently, theOL is therefore on time and the victory in the derby (1-0) was good. She broke the bad dynamic of the last four matches and above all allowed Alexandre's teammates Lacazette to do the right thing on this 11th day of Ligue 1.
A fairly compact peloton between 3rd and 10th place
With Lille et Nice unable to decide between Sunday (2-2), Marseille beaten at home by Auxerrethe three points against the Greens were vital. They were secured not without some scares, but they allowed OL to enter the top 5 of the championship. A small revolution in the capital of Gaul, as it had been a while since it had happened. You had to go back to September 11, 2022 to find this Lyon mark in the top five, a series of 75 consecutive days below these places. With only five points difference between theABOUTthird, and Toulousetenth, everything can go very quickly. Hence the interest in not leaving points lying around…
