Back at the top of the table, Olympique Lyonnais is one of the best teams in Ligue 1. This is in any case the perception of Stade de Reims and its coach Luka Elsner before their confrontation on Saturday evening.
In the red financially, Olympique Lyonnais is doing much better from a sporting point of view. Les Gones experienced a slight decline before their victory in the derby against AS Saint-Etienne (1-0). But the fifth place in Ligue 1 currently occupied shows that Pierre Sage's men are having a good start to the season. Their performances are even impressive in the eyes of Luka Elsner. Before their confrontation at Auguste-Delaune on Saturday evening, the Stade de Reims coach describes OL as a formidable opponent.
« Lyon is in a very good dynamic, it is a very well coached team, with a lot of talentpraised the Reims technician. She is capable of truly bulldozer mode moments. This means that we can have 15-20 minutes where there is really a steamroller setting in, and at any time of the match. They are, let's say, never really eliminated in a match, even if they are behind in the score. So it’s a team that has a lot of resources. It will be an extremely difficult match for us, but we know how to do it. »
Reims knows the recipe
« We are able to respond with intensity, to play very compact. We are also capable, on the recovery balls we may have, of hurting the opponent. So I hope we will fight a great battle but the opponent is full of qualities. They have a lot of choice in many positions, creativity to unlock situations. We know the recipe for playing this type of match, we know how we can achieve it. But it is obvious that the cursors will have to be very, very high for each of our individuals, and for our entire collective », announced Luka Elsner, whose team is only one point behind the Lyonnais in the standings.
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