Europe in the crosshairs. This is the challenge of this clash of the 32nd day of Ligue 1 between Lille and Lyon, scheduled for this Monday at the Stade Pierre Mauroy. Postponed due to the law of October 20, 2021 providing that no professional football match be played in France on May 5 in tribute to the victims of the Furiani tragedy, the meeting will pit two teams with European ambitions against each other.
On the one hand, LOSC (4th with 55 points), which has lost only one of its last eight matches in Ligue 1, has the opportunity to overtake Brest, held in check against Nantes and to reestablish itself on the podium. A major challenge three days before the end of the season, since the first three places will directly qualify for the next edition of the Champions League, while the fourth will only offer a ticket for the preliminary rounds.
Lille best home team
Second best defense in the championship, Paulo Fonseca’s LOSC seems unsinkable in its lair. At the top of the home team rankings ahead of PSG and OM, the Mastiffs have only lost one match at Pierre Mauroy, against Reims on September 26, 2023 (1-2). However, they will have to do without their captain Benjamin André, injured in the thigh.
Opposite, OL, author of a convincing second half of the season with only two defeats since February, have the opportunity to continue their comeback. In the fight for their maintenance at the start of the season, Alexandre Lacazette and his partners are now 9th, one point from a seventh place possibly synonymous for them with qualification for the Europa Conference League.
Comfortable against the big guys, the Gones, who can also get a ticket for the Europa League in the event of success against PSG in the final of the Coupe de France (if Pari wins the 7th in L1 will go to the Europa Conference League ), are coming off a great victory against Monaco (3-2), who also defeated Brest (4-3) three weeks ago.
In the first leg, the Northerners won (2-0) on Lyon soil. Pierre Sage’s men then took their revenge in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France in January (2-1).
The match of the 32nd day of Ligue 1 between Lille and Lyon will take place on Monday May 6 at 9 p.m. It will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video.
