at the break, OL held in check by Hoffenheim

The Europa League continues on its way. The thirty-six are on deck this Thursday for the fourth day of the regular phase. Three days before the derby against AS Saint-Étienne at the end of the eleventh day of Ligue 1 (Sunday, 8:45 p.m.), which will be followed live on Foot-National, Olympique Lyonnais traveled to Germany to challenge Hoffenheim. At the end of an extremely disappointing first act, the two teams parted with a parity score (0-0).

A harmless OL

Olympique Lyonnais quickly got the first chance of the match. Saïd Benrahma sends a magnificent cross towards Georges Mikautadze. The Georgian places a header, but it lacks the strength to deceive the German goalkeeper (5th). Six minutes later, Rémy Descamps completely misses his exit. Far from his area, the goalkeeper of the Rhone club tries to volley the ball but misses it, and Caleta-Car has to intervene in his area to counter Kramaric's shot (11th). Shortly before the half-hour mark, Kumbedi was dispossessed of the ball and saw Kramaric being thrown deep. He mishandles the ball which allows the Lyonnais to come back, then Moerstedt, hampered by Caqueret, shoots at goal but Descamps pushes away with his right leg (29th). A few minutes from the end of regulation time in the first act, the Lyon goalkeeper flew to repel with both hands Kramaric's curling right shot, left too free at the entrance to the area. Behind, nothing more will happen and the referee whistled the break after four minutes of added time (45' +4).