“A quitter”. This is the feeling that Olympique Lyonnais supporters had when they saw Bradley Barcola (21) heading to Paris Saint-Germain this summer, in the final moments of the transfer window and for a five-season contract. If the winger launched by Peter Bosz brought in nearly 50 million euros for his training club, his surprise departure was not at all appreciated by the supporters while OL was in a very bad position and that he was the revelation of the 2022-23 Lyon season.
However, Bradley Barcola seems to have made the right choice since he is today an important element of Luis Enrique’s squad. Author of three goals and nine assists in 33 games, he was once again established to face his training club, after his very good performance in Barcelona (4-1). Booed and insulted on his first touches of the ball by the Lyon yard, which had already made him go through hell when he came into play at Groupama Stadium in the first leg (4-1), the player born in Lyon had suffered insults and hateful comments made by OL supporters on social networks.
The Lyon management did not appreciate
However, that did not prevent him from shining at the Parc des Princes. Dangerous throughout the match, he simply shined with 8 duels won out of 16 contested, 2 shots on target, 4 balls recovered and an interception. Author of a decisive pass to allow Lucas Beraldo to make the break quickly and already involved in Nemanja Matic’s own goal, Bradley Barcola did not fail to celebrate these two goals against the Gones present in the Parisian enclosure .
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A way to respond to the insults of recent weeks? According to information from Progress, after the opening score in Paris, the 21-year-old international hopefuls turned towards the Lyon park to celebrate provocatively before heading towards his partners. A gesture which went down badly with the Lyon management and who would even have been surprised by his attitude, he who published an enigmatic photo on Instagram, accompanied by the caption “The justice of God”. Bradley Barcola and OL have not finished crossing paths, since they will meet in the final of the Coupe de France, on May 25 in Lille.
