After the stinging defeat against West Ham (0-3) on Thursday, sounding the elimination of OL in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Lyon supporters tried to invade the lawn of Groupama Stadium. Jean-Michel Aulas then called for calm on twitter.
“We are all very sad about this elimination, like Barça or Atalanta. There would be no point in penalizing the club even more with hate reactions that have little to do with sport. There are seven games left to salvage a too difficult season. Help the OL institution, ”wrote the president, before deleting his tweet.
At the end of the meeting, a banner had been deployed around a bend: “ Go fuck yourself “. Dozens of ultras then tried to force the passage that leads to the lawn by raising the security barriers and booing the players. They were contained by the stewards.
The CRS intervened, using tear gas as the ultras tore up seats and started a fire.
According to Progress, the tension was already high before the match. A supporter was arrested for throwing a projectile at the police during a brawl between fans of the two clubs. Tempers flared throughout the match. Houssem Aouar was booed when he left, and had a heated argument with a fan close to the bench.
Jason Denayer is one of the few to have spoken after the match: “It’s normal for the fans to be disappointed, because we’re not having a good season in the league and there, we missed the opportunity to do something. thing”.
Peter Bosz, whose days seem numbered, wants to believe in better days: “If I fear for my future? No. Not at all. If I sense the president’s confidence? Yes every day.”
Currently 10th in Ligue 1, OL will host Bordeaux on Sunday (5:05 p.m.) at Groupama Stadium. The atmosphere looks tense.