After taking the lead in the 93rd minute, OL finally conceded the draw by conceding a goal three minutes later, this Thursday in the Europa League against Hoffenheim (2-2). Enough to provoke the anger of Pierre Sage.
Extra time of madness which will leave regrets for the Lyonnais. First led 1-0 by Hoffenheim this Thursday on the fourth day of the Europa League, OL thought they had snatched victory in the 93rd minute thanks to Alexandre Lacazette. But the Rhone club relaxed in the final moments and conceded the equalizer in the 96th minute.
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While they had carried out a large squad review, with ten changes in the starting lineup compared to the last match, the Lyonnais did not go far from the perfect move.
Pierre Sage: “We didn’t learn the lesson”
“It’s a big disappointment. It’s both cruel and unacceptable, given that we managed to manage the scenario as we expected, to play our match on a balance for 60 minutes to push for 30 minutes at the end”, railed Pierre Sage at the microphone of Canal+. “We manage to score three minutes from the end and we make a big mistake on the restart, then we leave a lot of space and we don’t get back on a second ball, which means they have this opportunity.”
This outcome is reminiscent of that of the Ligue 1 match against OM. On September 22, Rayan Cherki equalized in the 93rd minute… before seeing Jonathan Rowe give Marseillais the lead two minutes later, after a completely crazy Olympico. “It has already happened to us in the championship to concede a goal after scoring in stoppage time. Unfortunately, we did not learn our lesson,” breathed Pierre Sage this Thursday evening.
Despite these two points dropped at the end of added time, OL remain in a good position in the Europa League standings. With four days remaining, Lyon is 9th, two points from the top 8 and direct qualification to the round of 16. As a reminder, the teams ranked between 9th and 24th place will compete in the play-offs, a sort of round of 16.
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