Did we bury the Lyonnais too soon? The players of Peter Bosz signed a smashing success against Bordeaux (6-1) on Sunday 17 April, to relaunch themselves in the race for Europe. The dark looks at the end of the elimination against West Ham (0-3), Thursday, gave way to a cheerful and determined team† Here is OL eighth, four points behind fifth, Strasbourg. Opposite, another shipwreck for the Girondins, extremely brittle and still 19th, seven days before the end. #teamOL beats Bordeaux (6-1)!
6 more games to play, we won’t let go #OLFCGB pic.twitter.com/7jxyhAGxDt
— Olympic Lyonnais (@OL) April 17, 2022
The contrast is striking. Ineffective this week, the Rhone attack never found the target in seventeen attempts against the Hammers. Against Bordeaux it took four shots to score… three goals. Inspired, Lyon’s fireworks were. Apart from Tetê, all OL attacking players scored: Moussa Dembélé with a double (20th, 90th +2), Karl Toko Ekambi scored twice (27th, 68th), Lucas Paqueta (34th) and Romain Faivre (46th). ) feasted on the gifts. offered by the defense of the Gironde.
Already four games unbeaten, Lyon has finally found some semblance of consistency. The European places remain hypothetical as Nice, Monaco and Lens have all won this weekend. But OL benefits from a favorable calendar and, apart from a trip to Marseille, will have to deal with teams behind them.
In the midst of the Bordeaux malaise, goalkeeper Gaëtan Poussin experienced an ordeal in the Groupama stadium. His completely missed clearance gave Karl Toko Ekambi a joke. His poorly controlled performance led to the third goal, scored by Paqueta. Chambered by the Lyon crowd with every ball touched, the young goalkeeper closed his corner badly on Henrique’s shot that hit the post. “We missed it because of me, and I assume”he responded laconically to the Canal+ microphone.
46 ‘Goal at the kick-off. [4-0] #OLFCGB
– FC Girondins de Bordeaux (@girondins) April 17, 2022
Rest assured, Poussin wasn’t alone in nipping Bordeaux’s hopes in the bud. With a disturbing apathy, the Girondin defenders redoubled their clumsiness. The goal by Romain Faivre, ten seconds after the start of the second period, is caricatured in that sense. Worst European rearguard, Bordeaux conceded at least three goals for the fourteenth time this season. The semblance of stability seen since the arrival of David Guion has been shattered.
The late penalty transformed by Sékou Mara (85th) changes nothing, the Girondins dive in again. Direct competitors Troyes, Saint-Etienne, Clermont and Metz have all taken points and the Bordelais are now three points behind the barrage. The reception of the Greens, 17th, Tuesday, will be the capital.
