Lyon came back from hell against Lille who faded away in the second period. Draw (1-1) at <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/ligue-1-lille-is-a-hit-strasbourg-always-higher-what-to-remember-from-late-matches/" title="Ligue 1: Lille is a hit, Strasbourg always higher … What to remember from late matches”>Pierre-Mauroy.
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Lyon jet
Manhandled throughout the first act, the Lyonnais completely reversed the trend upon returning from the locker room to finally snatch a draw (1-1) this Friday, at Pierre-Mauroy, during the 10th day of Ligue 1. The attempts were multiplied. If the crossbar (69th), Lucas Chevalier (73rd) and the VAR (77th) have, for a time, annihilated their clear chances, Pierre Sage’s players never gave up. In a lightning action at the end of the match (90th), Malick Fofana scored a superb, balanced goal to equalize and allow OL to take a good point from Lille.
David chirurgical
Jonathan David again and again. It doesn’t take much to shake the nets. On a gift from the Lyon defense, the Canadian striker outwitted Perri with a nice dribble before pushing the ball into the back of the net (16th). Already his seventh goal in Ligue 1 this season and his 12th in all competitions. Enough to bring him closer to the throne of Bradley Barcola, at the top of the L1 scorers rankings with eight goals, and make him one of if not the best center forward in our championship.
Sahrawi is football!
There are players we like to see play. Since the start of the season, he has been part of it. The more matches go by, the more Osame Sahraoui splashes Ligue 1 with his talent. Recruited this summer for 7.6 million euros from SC Heerenveen, the Moroccan is gradually gaining his place in the Losc eleven. Already noticed for his sensational decisive pass against Toulouse or his leg passes against Atlético Madrid in the Champions League, the Lille winger still had fun with the Gones defense. By chaining together the technical gestures, he could have been rewarded (34th). Now lacks goals and assists to confirm his talent.
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Mastiffs extinguished in the second half
Eventually, it starts to do a lot. Lille will not always be able to get out of this. If fielding a team with no experience to run in the Champions League before the derby against Lens had been done with a bit of luck, this time, Genesio’s choices did not pay off. After having perfectly dominated the first half and having the chances to kill the match, Lille only led 1-0 at the break. In the second period, the Mastiffs suffered more and more as the minutes passed. If the rejected goal from Maitland-Niles already sounded like a big alert (75th), Lille did not change its mode of play and was logically caught at the end of the match (90th).
Gross errors
If you thought you were watching an episode of “crazy football” on DAZN, you were wrong. But how can you blame yourself so much the first period of the Gones defense had a series of mishaps in the first period… It’s well known, in defense, you should definitely not touch your opponent. This is why Gudmundsson went back and forth in the Lyon area on his left side without ever seeing a Lyonnais block his way or even elbow. From the 8th minute, Niakhaté did the irreparable by giving a ball in slow motion to his goalkeeper without really looking. Fortunately, Perri’s vigilance and Angel Gomes’ clumsiness offered the visitors a reprieve. Obviously this blunder did not serve as a lesson to the Lyon defense: 9 minutes later, Maitland-Niles this time did the same. A disastrous back side pass in the heart of the game and directly at the feet of David, who was quick to score (17th). And the funny thing is that Lyon only took one. Well paid.
