relive the great performance of Les Gones against the Greek team

Olympique Lyonnais launches its European campaign perfectly with a victory that took time to take shape. Les Gones stepped up the pace which allowed them to take the lead with goals from Cherki and Benrahma. Relief for Pierre Sage and his players who put in a solid performance. Next match in Europe in Glasgow against Rangers.

OL pushed in the final minutes to obtain a third goal. After a shot saved by Mikautadze, Lyon obtained a free kick 20 m from Tzolakis’ goal.

The fourth referee announces six minutes of added time.

OL sees an Olympiakos goal disallowed due to an offside by Willian after a clearance by Tzolakis.

The Ivorian saw his shot blocked twice during his foray into the Greek area.

Ernest Nuamah is replaced by Mahmadou Diawara.

Olympiakos follows suit by releasing its captain Retsos for Ntoi and Chiquinho for Velde.

Nicolas Tagliafico makes a delayed tackle and the referee decides to give him the first yellow card for OL.

The Lyon captain leaves and leaves his place to Georges Mikautadze.

Completely special goal coming in! Zaha throws Benrahma deep with a great outside foot, the Algerian international doubles the score for OL.

Scorer Rayan Cherki is replaced by Saïd Benrahma just like Fofana and Matic, replaced by Wilfried Zaha and Tenner Tessmann.

For Olympiakos, Willian and Stamenic replace Garcia and Pirola.

Rayan Cherki finds the solution for Lyon! After several minutes spent putting pressure on Olympiakos, OL finally found the solution. The Lyonnais releases a powerful shot from close range from the Greek goalkeeper. Lyon finally takes the advantage.

Alexandre Lacazette found Tolisso alone in the area who saw his volley blocked by Tzolakis. Big highlight for Lyonnais!

The Moroccan receives a cross, but touches it with the tip of his foot and misses the target.

The Lyonnais obtain a corner after a deflected strike from Nuamah. Cherki takes the corner and finds Tolisso at the near post who makes a header that is not strong enough to deceive Tzolakis.

Faulty on Cherki then vehement towards the referee, Hezze is warned.

The Belgian sees his cross deflected by a Greek defender and Tzolakis has to work to catch the ball.

El Kaabi receives a low ball stopped at close range by Perri. Maintland-Niles clears his defense quickly behind.

The referee does not flinch and considers that Fofana has not suffered a foul.

This is OL’s most dangerous action! Alexandre Lacazette sees his shot crash into Tzolakis’ right post.

The two teams return to the field and it is OL who initiate the second act.

Lyon had a lot of chances, but wasted too much in the last move to take the advantage against Olympiakos who tried almost nothing. Score zero and goalless at half-time.

Lyon procrastinates in front of the area and finally attempts a shot by Lacazette stopped by Tzolakis and obtains a corner.

Malick Fofana pushes his ball too far into the area after a Nice pass from Ernest Nuamah. OL are not clinical enough and could regret it at the end of the match.

Maintland-Niles sees his shot pass above Tzolakis’ cages.

Olympiakos often wins its aerial duels and sees a header from Yaremchuk lobbed the cages of Lucas Perri.

Lacazette gets a corner on the counter-attack, but a foul is called against Lyon for contact with the goalkeeper.

Superb save on his right from the Lyon goalkeeper, decisive in repelling a strike from Rodinei at the entrance to the Lyon area.

OL have been struggling to hold on to the ball for several minutes, with their opponents playing higher up the pitch.

Corentin Tolisso is launched deep to the right of the Greek goal by Ernest Nuamah. The Lyonnais get a corner.

The Gones attacking midfielder is widely flagged offside on a deep call in midfield.

Nuamah is launched by Rayan Cherki and gives OL the first shot on target of the match. A shot that ends in the arms of the goalkeeper.

A low cross is cut by Perri who sees his ball cleared by his defense.

Olympiakos has a lot of difficulty getting the balls out and finds itself forced to clear its side at every opportunity. The Lyonnais will have to be sharper if they wish to score a goal early in the match.

Possession: 70-30 for Lyon.

Nuamah then Cherki try their luck and get a corner.

Ayoub El Kaabi takes a nice cross with a header, but it is captured by Lucas Perri.

OL play in small spaces on the edge of the area, but cannot find a striking position. Cherki goes on a counter-attack and sees his cross sent for a corner.

The Lyon captain takes a shot from the left of the area, but it goes off target. The striker has yet to score a goal this season.

Pushed by supporters as hot as embers, OL begins their match against Olympiakos.

The two teams return to the locker room one last time before the start of the match.

After five days of the championship, Olympiakos is third in the standings. Just like Lyon, the Greek club’s last two matches ended in a draw and a defeat. The red and white must therefore reassure themselves with this first European Cup match on French soil.

The last time Lyon played in the European Cup was in the Europa League quarter-final against West Ham (0-3). The supporters had invaded the pitch, which led to the closure of the Lyon corners for this evening’s match. OL are in a very complex situation and must absolutely win this evening to regain credit with their supporters. Pierre Sage wants to forget the end of the Olympico which saw the Lyonnais lose at the last second, while they were in numerical superiority for 90 minutes.

To read before the meeting: Reaction expected for OL after the disappointment of “Olympico”

The OL defense will have to be wary of the attacking duo Yaremchuk-El Kaabi. The Moroccan striker was the only scorer in the Europa Conference League final which allowed his team to win the first continental title in its history.

After the defeat against OM during the Olympico, Pierre Sage decided to change his approach by moving from a 3-5-2 to a 4-2-3-1, and by starting Malick Fofana and Rayan Cherki. The latter joins the eleven for the first time this season, after spending his entire summer in “the loft” in Lyon. He will be in support of Alexandre Lacazette.

Starting XI : Perri – Maintland-Niles, Caleta-Car, Mata, Tagliafico – Matic, Tolisso – Nuamah, Cherki, Fofana – Lacazette (C).

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