Although beaten this Saturday by Monaco (2-0), Lyon may not have said his last word. Seventh at the dawn of the last day of Ligue 1, the Gones keep a tiny chance of winning fourth place, synonymous with Champions League dams. But for that, it will be necessary to align the planets rarely observed on a championship evening. The first imperative: beat Angers, team already saved, at Groupama Stadium. This is not the hardest. Because to hope to hang this famous 4th place, Nice, Lille and Strasbourg will also have to be better classified in their last match.
Nice receives Brest, confidence team after beating Lille. Strasbourg faces Le Havre, which plays its maintenance. And Lille welcomes Reims. Three complicated opponents, but nothing guarantees a series of joint setbacks. On a mathematical level, Lyon can believe it. The difference in goals is in favor of the men of Fonseca against Strasbourg and Lille. In case of equality with Nice, it is the Lyon attack that could make the difference. But it is still necessary that all this scenario is realized, which is more miraculous than the rational.
Nobody believes it, but OL can still tear off the Champions League
This incredible scenario could have been avoided. With two successive defeats against Lens and Monaco, Lyon mortgaged his chances. Better management of these matches would have placed them at the foot of the podium. “” Each time, giving the stick to get beaten it hurts ”, Recognized Captain Alexandre Lacazette after the back of the princely land has last season, OL had nevertheless proved that a final sprint could overthrow everything, snatching a qualification for the Europa League with panache under Peter Sage. This year, the breath stopped too early.
OL in the Champions League? The scenario in which no one believes
As if that were not enough, the threat of the DNCG plane. A non-qualification in the European Cup would still weaken a club a little more in the eye of the cyclone on the financial level. Without the income of the C1 or the Europa League, John Textor will have to face the body without a net.
Next Saturday, Lyon will play more than a match. It is a part of his future that will decide in an evening that looks like a quit or double. Supporters, they hope for a miracle.
