Former mayor of Lyon, Gérard Collomb accuses Olympique Lyonnais and Montpellier of having rigged a match in 2003. His words made noise and did not please the ex-Gone Sidney Govou, actor of this famous meeting.
Olympique Lyonnais is the subject of serious accusations. In statements granted to Lyon Décideurs, Gérard Collomb affirms that the former president of Gones Jean-Michel Aulas had arranged with his counterpart from Montpellier, Louis Nicollin, to end a meeting with a draw.
Collomb’s version denied
” I remember a match in 2003 in Montpellier where you could be champion if you won or if there was a drawsaid the former mayor of Lyon. But if Montpellier lost, they were relegated to the second division. So the two there, Aulas and the president of Montpellier Louis Nicollin, had agreed that we were going to draw. Half an hour into the game, it was 1-1 and the Lyonnais never crossed the halfway line again.. »
Except that the version of Gérard Collomb does not hold. A draw for Olympique Lyonnais did not guarantee him the title. This result could even have revived AS Monaco and Olympique de Marseille before the last day of the championship. In addition, some actors in this meeting totally deny the accusations of the former mayor. Starting with Sidney Govou who reacted via So Foot.
Except that at no time the@OL was champion with a draw on this 2003 J37. 🤔
D37 – Montpellier 🆚 OL 1-1
D38 – OL 🆚 Guingamp 1-4 🙃OL were especially lucky that Monaco, then OM lost.
Memory, Gerard, memory! @gerardcollomb #TeamOL https://t.co/A8IIJrC1Dx pic.twitter.com/gwqPmzC376—Social Gones (@SocialGones) June 14, 2023
” At 1-1, obviously that suited both teams, so we didn’t necessarily need to playexplained the former OL winger. But it’s not called “match rigging”, you have to stop talking nonsense. Just look at all the games at the end of the championship, and there are games where the result suits both teams, so nothing happens, because nobody wants to expose themselves. Us, if we lost, we were not champions, if Montpellier lost, they went down. This gentleman is sick, he is stupid. His accusations do indeed sound like pointless polemics.
