OL – Rennes: erase the rout of the first leg

Lately, Olympique Lyonnais has been accustoming its supporters to reference matches, such as this Wednesday, March 9, when the club won 1-0 on the lawn of FC Porto, in the Europa League, a feat that was no longer arrived for a French club for 50 years. This Sunday, on behalf of the 28th day of Ligue 1, OL welcome Rennes to continue to cling to the objective of a European Cup.

Has revenge sounded?

But five months ago, the rhythm was quite different. “It was our worst game of the season”according to Maxence Caqueret, “worse, it was not possible” for coach Peter Bosch. During the 13th day of Ligue 1 in November 2021, Olympique Lyonnais had lost heavily on the lawn of Rennes 4-1. A rout to be erased.

In a press conference, midfielder Maxence Caqueret returned to this meeting: “It’s a very bad memory, this match hurt us a lot, we talked a lot after this disappointment. We really want to forget this result, there is a feeling of revenge”he explained.

“We were very bad there”added the Dutch coach. “I have not forgotten. And since then we have progressed, we are playing much better, we are better than at the time. Rennes will meet another OL“.

This Sunday, Olympique Lyonnais is 9th in the standings and faces Rennes at 5:05 p.m. at OL Stadium, without Jason Denayer (sick) or Jérôme Boateng.

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