2023-12-16 01:30:23
Pierre Sage and his staff may well explode with joy while the players congratulate each other. Lyon achieved a big blow by winning in Monaco (0-1). He abandons his sad red lantern chair that he has been dragging around like a ball since the start of the season. After the victory against Toulouse last Sunday (3-0), OL therefore confirms its recovery. Confirmed on the bench at least until the break, interim Pierre Sage, the former assistant to Lyon-Duchère, Red Star and OL trainer, thus scored new points.
For its part, Monaco missed the opportunity to temporarily seize second place and get ahead of Nice which travels to Le Havre this Saturday (5 p.m.). The Monegasques, 2nd attack in L1, showed themselves to be unrecognizable. Conquering in the first period, Lyon then showed solidarity and then defended before stinging at the end of the match.
“It’s the victory of a group that walks hand in hand”
In the second period, Monaco finally showed itself to be sharper. Lopes is saved by his post on a shot from Camara (53rd) then is decisive on a recovery from Balogun (68th). But Lyon will finally snatch the decision thanks to three players coming off the bench. Found on the right by Kadewere, Maitland-Niles, serves Jeffinho behind (0-1, 86th). The Brazilian had only entered the field 1′08″. This is called winning coaching. Lyon scored on their 5th shot of the match, their lowest total in L1 this season.
“The future will tell us if this is a turning point,” says Anthony Lopes at Prime Video. We were there to take points. We knew there would be spaces. In the second half, we found ourselves in difficulty but we defended well. It is the victory of a group that marches in unison, hand in hand. We want to move forward with all humility to save the club. The staff? It is not up to us to make these decisions. »
“We know the strength of Monaco but we were not very good offensively,” regrets Monegasque Youssouf Fofana. We should have put their heads under the inlet water, but we weren’t in it. We didn’t feel any determination in our shots, our crosses. Me first. I have 2-3 chances to score. I wasn’t killer enough. »
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