The defeat is difficult for Olympique Lyonnais to pass by. Opposed to Bourgoin-Jallieu, a Nationale 3 club, in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, the Lyonnais were held in check before falling to a heroic opposing goalkeeper during the penalty shootout. “We showed neither pride nor honor,” commented Pierre Sage, OL coach. We will have to bear the shame in front of our loved ones, the people who love the club, our leaders. It’s almost a tragedy. »
“It’s a duty for Lyon to beat a team that plays four levels below and we didn’t do the job,” he lamented. When we leave the initiative, the intensity and the ball to an opponent who plays four levels below, it means that we are not there and that we do not measure the consequences that can have such a defeat. »
After leading 2 goals to 1, the Lyonnais were joined by Bourgoin Jallieu and then missed the penalty shootout. “It would be normal to win and totally illogical to lose,” added Pierre Sage. Today, we didn’t do what we needed to do. »
For his part, the sports director of Olympique Lyonnais, Mathieu Louis-Jean, whose words are rare, spoke of “professional misconduct, clearly”. “There is a feeling of shame about this match during which we lacked everything,” he admitted. Bourgoin delivered his match. We didn’t know how to respond. We are more than disappointed. We will have to remedy this quickly because we have been in this type of match for a while, since the start of the year. We have important matches coming up and we will have to take points on Saturday against Toulouse. The Coupe de France was a driving force last season. Now, we will have to find other energies for the rest of the season. »
