While Olympique Lyonnais is going through a period of crisis in Ligue 1, John Textor, owner of the Rhone club and Botafogo in Brazil, found a moment of glory with the triumph of his Auriverde club in the Copa Libertadores, the equivalent of the South American Champions League. On Saturday, in Buenos Aires, Botafogo dominated Atlético Mineiro (3-1) in the final, giving the team its first continental title and qualification for the Club World Cup.
Good news for OL
Good news especially for Olympique Lyonnais since this victory should bring in several tens of millions of euros for the Eagle Football Group and which could therefore make it possible to pay off certain debts of OL which amount to several hundred million euros. and have earned it a demotion to Ligue 2 by the DNCG if the trend is not reversed before the end of the season.
“More important than anything that happens in Europe”
However, the situation in Lyon, which is indeed catastrophic, did not seem to worry president John Textor who did not wish to comment on the case of the French club. “I grew up in Florida, which has strong relations with South America. For me, this is more important than anything that happens in Europe. It’s phenomenal,” he said.
This success in South America contrasts sharply with the situation of OL, where supporters are growing impatient with the lack of results. If Textor savors this historic victory, he will quickly have to look at the future of the Lyon club, in great difficulty in the championship.
Supporter of En Avant de Guingamp, the best of the Breton clubs, I prefer to meet Yannis Salibur, Cristophe Kerbrat or Jeremy Sorbon rather than Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi or Sergio Ramos.
