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On Friday, Olympique Lyonnais could not do better than a draw in Reims (1-1) to start the 29th day of Ligue 1.
In the event of victory in Reims, the Rhone club could have uncorked the champagne until Sunday evening, at least. Because while waiting for the clash between Monaco and Lille at 5:05 p.m., and the PSG-Nantes match at 9 p.m., Rudi Garcia’s team could have proudly sat in the chair of the L1 leader. Except that this is not the case, given that Lyon had the greatest difficulty in snatching the point of the draw, with a goal from Kadewere in the 92nd minute of play. A meeting in which OL could have obtained a penalty after the hour of play on a contact between Paqueta and Foket… or not, if one believes the mea-culpa of Pierre Ménès.
“The arbitration decision was the correct one”
“If there is one constant with OL in 2021, it is their inability to play a full match. Either way. The Lyonnais are incapable of making a very bad match but also of making a very good one. Friday, we were therefore treated to two radically different faces: cataclysmic in the first period, without play, without inspiration, without opportunities, but on the other hand with a lot of nonchalance. Opposite, Guion had promised that his team would take a little more risks and he kept his word. Reims has indeed created opportunities and logically opened the scoring on a great half-volley from Cafaro upon receipt of a good cross from Foket. At rest, Garcia changed three players and we were then treated to the other face of the Gones, more conquerors and which forced Rajkovic to take out the big game. The Rémois were then cornered on their goal, asphyxiated by Lyonnais who have ended up equalizing in added time, Kadewere taking a good cross from Depay with his head, taking advantage of the Champenois’ only scoring fault in the aerial field. The fact of the match is obviously this penalty refused and the foul whistled against Paqueta by Mr. Brisard. I did not agree at all with this decision during the live and no more convinced than that by the arguments given on the set of the Late Football Club. And it’s a slow motion that I saw this Saturday morning on Twitter that showed me that it was the Brazilian who threw his leg and hit Foket and that the referee decision was the right one. On arrival, this draw could cost OL dearly ”, launched the journalist of Canal+, who knows that OL may be the big loser of the weekend in the race for the title. Which would not be good news before hosting PSG at Groupama Stadium next week …
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