After OL's victory against Brest (4-3), Sunday evening in Ligue 1, Jean-Michel Aulas expressed his concern about Alexandre Lacazette, who was taken out on a stretcher after being hit by Marco Bizot.
Two rooms, two atmospheres. If anger struggled to subside on the Breton side on Sunday evening after OL's victory against Brest (4-3), a success marred by several controversial arbitration decisions, the atmosphere was festive among the Lyonnais. Led 3-1 until the 70the minute of play, the Gones were able to turn the tide thanks to goals from Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Tagliafico and a penalty from Ainsley Maitland-Niles at the end of added time (90e+15).
Enough to delight Jean-Michel Aulas, present in the stands of Groupama Stadium and delighted to see Olympique Lyonnais move up to seventh place in the standings, eight points behind the leading quartet. “In football, we have emotions like that. It was a decisive match, it allows us to get back to the top. We have a wonderful audience, initially in difficulty and now in hope. OL is made to be at the top”he reacted to the microphone of Amazon Prime Video.
Bizot compared to Schumacher
But the former president of the Rhone club was still worried about Alexandre Lacazette, hit head-on by Marco Bizot during the action of the penalty kick and taken out on a stretcher. “I hope Alexandre is well because he suffered a shock which reminded me terribly of Schumacher,” commented “JMA”, referring to the murderous exit of German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher against Patrick Battiston in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup.
Fortunately for the OL striker, this “sacrifice for the team”, says his trainer Pierre Sage, would not have left too many traces. According to journalist Sébastien Vidal, the latest news from Les Gones' top scorer is “reassuring”. Alexandre Lacazette “is doing better and has no after-effects”. Reassuring for the Lyonnais, who can still dream of a happy end to the season with the prospect of winning the Coupe de France final against PSG.
