“We are here to win and not to wait for a good result at home”warned OL coach Peter Bosz on Wednesday on the eve of the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final against the English club (9:00 p.m.).
“Of course the situation in the league is getting more and more difficult but I’m not thinking about that, more about Thursday’s game. This is the most important match, which concerns me. We will try to win it and then we will see.insisted the Dutch technician.
“To join the Champions League, the shortest way is to win the Europa League, but it is not the easiest. So far, in the European Cup, we have done well and we must continue.added Bosz, disappointed with the performance of his players against Angers despite the 3-2 victory on Sunday in the league.
“We are happy with the three points but not in the game and in all areas. We have shown this season that we can do better and on Thursday against West Ham we will have to do better, that’s clear. We are here to win and not to wait for a good result at home..
Lyon is currently 9th in Ligue 1, six points behind Strasbourg (4th) which it will face on Sunday in Alsace.
“In Ligue 1, of course, we have to win our own matches first and it is difficult, of course, if our direct competitors continue to win as well”recognizes the OL coach.
For midfielder Houssem Aouar, who will play in place of Maxence Caqueret, absent for four weeks for a knee injury, OL, undefeated in the Europa League, shows two faces.
“The classification in Ligue 1 is there to prove it. We don’t know why. In Ligue 1, we have nine matches left. It’s up to us to raise our heads while in C3, we’re doing pretty well.”a dit Aouar.
OL will finally be able to count on their Cameroonian striker Karl Toko Ekambi, expected in London on Wednesday evening. The Lyon group had left without him in the morning.
Sunday, the player, who scored 6 goals in C3, forfeited against Angers (3-2) after testing positive for Covid.