Held in check at Auxerre (0-0) this Friday, LOSC allowed its series of invincibility to continue. This now equals a fifty-year-old record.
Traveling to Yonne on Friday, LOSC only had victory in mind. If this first objective was not achieved (0-0), the fault of a goalkeeper in a state of grace and a defensive block carried by his public, a second could be ticked off. With this draw result, a 19th consecutive match without defeat, the Mastiffs have reconnected with their history. They equaled their longest unbeaten streak, which dated from the 1973-1974 season: 13 wins and 6 draws from October to March.
This dynamic is unmatched in the five major European championships while Liverpool, who were 24 games away, recently fell in a duel with Tottenham (1-0). Atlético Madrid (13 matches) and Bayer Leverkusen (10 matches) are lagging behind. Only the Turks of Galatasaray, if we broaden the spectrum, prove to be more solid. The latter have not lost since August 27, that is to say 22 matches in a row.
The result overshadows the story
Despite the winds and tides, LOSC maintained its invincibility, but conceding a draw (0-0) at Auxerre was not in the plans and this, even record, had little importance in the eyes by Bruno Genesio: “We are solid, it’s truerecognized the Lille technician at the final whistle, quickly moving on to the disputed match.
We played a fairly coherent match, but we are missing the essentials. The main thing is to score goals to be able to win a match. I often say that we get what we deserve and we didn’t deserve better this evening (Friday) because we may be doing 98-99%, but not 100%. And when you don’t do 100%, you can’t win in Ligue 1.”
