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OL had a great opportunity to climb into the top 4 by beating Brest this Saturday. But on the contrary, he confirmed his slump in the game in recent weeks by losing 2 to 1.
They had promised that we would no longer foil them as was the case against Montpellier (1-0 victory). But that’s absolutely not what OL showed this Saturday at the start of the match against Brest. However, not putting commitment or intensity into Francis Le Blé is detrimental. This was not lacking, since after a first half hour next to their crampons, Alexandre’s partners Lacazette were very logically led 2 to 0.
Former Stéphanois Mahdi Camara opened the scoring in the 8th, concluding both a great collective movement, but also highlighting the defensive errors of their opponent (1-0). In the 25th minute, it’s Ludovic Ajorque who cheated on Lucas Perri with a sharp point, after there also a great action from Brestois, while Jordan Veretout claimed a foul (2-0). In the turmoil, the Lyonnais reacted through their captain, but the latter missed his face-to-face (28th). Finally showing their best, they were rewarded by Veretout, who made up for it by reducing the gap on a serve from Malick Breathe (2-1, 45th+2). In the process, Corentin Tolisso equalized in an offside position.
Two chances after the break, a poor record
Hope for Pierre Sage and his troops in the second period, which was played without Nicolas Tagliafico (injured) and Veretout, replaced at the break by Abner and Ernest Nuamah. A hope that could have been quickly dampened by a veteran of the house, Mama Baldéfinally signaled offside also on his achievement (53rd). On the Rhone side, Tanner Tessmann (66th) and especially Lacazette (68th), missed two great situations to put their team back on track.
Then, nothing more until the final whistle. A deserved defeat for OL who, in addition, had seen their direct opponents, Lille (4th) and Monaco (3rd), lose points on Friday. The opportunity to see the top 4 is gone after 17 days. On the contrary, Nice (6th) could move back in front in the event of a victory in Reims on January 11. We could say that Olympique Lyonnais will have regrets, but that would not reflect the reality of the performance of Moussa’s teammates No matter what in Brest. A reaction is expected from Wednesday, with the trip to Bourgoin in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, but also next Saturday, against Toulouse, in the championship.
