One of the OL players confirms that Les Gones wanted to play on Sunday evening, despite their bus being stoned when arriving at the Stade VĂ©lodrome.
The story is chilling. In an interview with The Athletic, Jake O’Brien recounts how the Lyon players experienced the ambush they were victims of last Sunday as they approached the Stade VĂ©lodrome.
The Gones were sitting quietly in the bus, most of them with headphones on. And that’s when they heard a loud bang. O’Brien then recounts what he saw: “Hundreds of Marseille supporters and objects were thrown out of the windows. Some of them wore balaclavas. The police officers who escorted us couldn’t do much, they were in front and the shots were coming from the side. We just had to cover our heads until we got to the stadium. »
In these conditions, it seems difficult to imagine playing a football match straight away. But the Lyonnais, nevertheless, wanted to play this match. To show their strength of character. “ We couldn’t wait to go out on the pitch and show them what we’re worth.” confides the former Crystal Palace player.
In reality, the OL players had not yet fully realized the seriousness of the situation. “ On the bus, we didn’t know that the coaches had been injured, because we were all lying down. We realized on the way down that there were seriously injured people, especially our manager,” explains O’Brien, in comments reported by So Foot.
