OL: Fofana injured, red canceled by VAR… Lyon in the Turkish trap

Held in check by Fenerbahçe at the break of this 7th day of the Europa League this Thursday, Olympique Lyonnais experienced a complicated end to the first period. It must be said that Pierre Sage's group first lost Malick Fofana to injury. Hit in the groin after a duel with Djiku, the Belgian winger remained on the ground for several minutes before leaving the field to make way for Lacazette (43rd). An exit not far from the stretcher which does not bode well for Fofana, who could therefore take a trip to the infirmary at the worst time for the Gones…

If Perri then gave his coach a cold sweat by also having treatment on his hip (41st), it was in added time of the first period that OL thought they saw their match go the wrong way. On a virile but correct tackle by Niakhaté on Kahveci, the referee initially issued a direct red card. But after viewing the VAR, Mr. Sozza finally changed his decision by only giving a more logical yellow to the Lyon defender. After these two important facts of play, Lyon will have to get back on track after half-time to validate their qualification for the final phase of the C3.