Three days after their great victory in Baku, against Qarabag, in the Europa League (1-4), OL struck in the same proportions in the league this Sunday evening, on behalf of the 13e act of L1. Facing Europeans from Nice too, but much less happy on the international scene, the Lyonnais were able to play their football of the moment on the lawn of Groupama Stadium.
Rather discreet until then this season, Lacazette woke up suddenly on this occasion, scoring from the 4e
minute to set the tone for the evening. Rebelote before the break (2-1, 41e), for the double of the “General” while Diop had put the Azuréens right at the heart of a then balanced period (1-1, 22e). Veretout in the process having taken charge of weighing down the Aiglons, with a nice placed recovery (3-1, 43e).
The Top 5 hung on at the expense of Nice
Returning from the locker room, the VAR finished off OGC Nice, allowing Mr. Dechépy to invalidate a penalty for the visitors and confirm one for the locals, obviously transformed by Lacazette (4-1, 69e). The end point of a meeting which allows Les Gones to climb into fifth position in the standings, two lengths ahead of Le Gym and one point behind Losc.
AJ Auxerre, which could also claim such a position, missed the mark at the same time in Toulouse, barred by a determined TFC and winning 2-0 on home soil thanks to King (32e) and Sierra (39e on penalty). At the bottom of the table, the match of fear between Le Havre and Angers turned to the advantage of the SCO, with a goal from Abdelli, a former member of the Normandy house (0-1, 63e). The Angevins took advantage of this result to come out of the red when the Hacmen found themselves there for a point.
