Laurent Blanc, OL coach, after the draw against Nantes (1-1): ” It’s disappointing. You have to respect the game and the gesture you have to make. And I hate that we don’t respect the game. When we make bad decisions, we are punished and that’s what happened to us at the start of the match....
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Laurent Blanc wants to change OL’s starts
OL found Jeffinho, injured against Grenoble (2-1), after his quarter-final victory of the French Cup. Laurent Blanc will have almost a full group except Malo Gusto (ischios) and Anthony Lopes (broken finger), against Nantes on Friday (9 p.m.). The Lyon coach has reviewed twice the game in Lille (3-3), last Friday, and concluded that there...
Houssem Aouar (OL) will say yes to Algeria
The reflection of the player has finally come to an end. Ardently courted by the Algerian Federation, Houssem Aouar (24) had so far not yet made his choice regarding the possibility of playing for the Fennecs. Now it’s done: the Lyonnais will announce his wish to represent Algeria, the country of his parents, in the...
OL snatch a draw in Lille after a crazy scenario
The game: 3-3 We don’t know what the rest of this will look like. 27th day of L1 but this Lille-Lyon was a spectacular and suspenseful introduction until the end, with this penalty awarded to Lille in the last seconds of additional time before Mr. Bastien changed his mind in front of the slow motion...
Laurent Blanc (Lyon coach): “An excellent evening”
“How do you explain this reversal of the situation?From the start Match, we were convinced that we could achieve a result even if we had been jostled in the Championship here. It’s a very, very good team, there’s a lot of movement, we offered some play. At 3-1, we weren’t very good but the changes...
Paulo Fonseca (Lille coach): “A great frustration”
“How did you experience this return to Lyon?We did a lot of good things in the game but we didn’t manage the last minutes well. It’s the inexperience of the team. It’s not the first time it’s happened but we have to improve. Is this a big disappointment?It’s a great frustration but they too have...
Lovren (OL): “We make amateur mistakes”
He is not the most concerned by the observation: since his arrival, Dejan Lovren (33) has stabilized the Lyon defense, and put on the costume of the boss that his career and his experience suggested. But OL’s tenth place in the Ligue 1 standings bothers him (“It’s the first time it’s happened to me, but...
Laurent Blanc after OL’s draw against Lorient: “Lyon deserved to win”
Laurent Blanc (OL coach after draw 0-0 against Lorient in Décines): “There are certainly regrets when you see the progress of the match. What saddens me is that there was no goal when I see this match, with the quality of the two teams and the chances. I think Lyon deserved to win. You would...
OL still very much reduced before receiving Lorient
Victim of an injury to the ischio of the left thigh against Lens (2-1), Sunday February 12, Alexandre Lacazette is still not able to join the Lyon group and will therefore miss the reception of Lorient on Sunday. This injury to the captain and top scorer of OL this season (14 in L1), which never...
Vincent Hognon (Grenoble coach): “I’m angry”
Vincent Hognon (coach of Grenoble, beaten in Lyon 2-1) “There is bound to be a little bit of regret. We cannot be satisfied with an elimination as courageous as it is. We could qualify. That’s what I’m angry about and not about the performance of the players. The goal is to win and when you...