OL: Loïs Openda, the big controversy!

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By: Manu Tournoux

Hard hit after the defeat in Lens (0-1), Loïs Openda will be absent for several weeks, which enrages Olympique Lyonnais.

The tile for Loïs Openda! Released due to injury on Friday evening in Lens, after an hour of play, the Belgian striker will be absent for several weeks. Examinations taken by the former Juventus player revealed “a crack in the fibula of the right leg. »

According to OL, Openda will be absent “at least until the next international break. » He will miss at least four Ligue 1 matches (Nice, PSG, Angers, Brest) and three Europa League matches (Crystal Palace, Hoffenheim, Real Sociedad).

OL attacks Lensois, and especially the referees

This verdict enrages the Rhone club, very annoyed by the conditions of the injury to its center forward. “This injury comes at the end of a meeting during which Loïs Openda suffered repeated fouls from the first minutes, for a single disciplinary sanction”writes OL, in reference to the only yellow card issued against Jonathan Gradit (50th)

“Olympique Lyonnais deplores the treatment suffered by its attacker and considers that he did not benefit from the necessary protection, until the shock which takes him away from the field today, continues the press release. More broadly, OL reminds that preserving the physical integrity of players must remain an absolute priority, and that referees are the primary guarantors. »