the 10my The Ligue 1 matchday began on Friday the 1stAhem November, with a thunderclap: the defeat at home of Monaco, second in the standings, against poorly ranked Angers (1-0). The podium was on the verge of faltering, but in the evening Lille failed to take advantage of the stroke of luck and finally lost two points in the last minutes at home against Lyon (1-1).
LOSC still gains a place in the standings by moving up to third place with 18 points, but could be overtaken again by Marseille, who play in Nantes on Sunday to close the weekend.
This tie has a bitter taste for Lille, which is galloping at a trot after a historic month of October in which it also dazzled in the Champions League, beating the two giants of Madrid, Real (1-0) and Atlético (3-1). ) in the Spanish capital – as well as on the national scene with victories against Toulouse (2-1) and Lens (2-0), as well as a draw in Monaco (0-0).
The northern club will regret having relaxed their control in the second half, after a first half in which they could have enjoyed a much greater advantage than Jonathan David’s only goal. The Canadian striker took advantage of a too soft back pass from Lyonnais Ainsley Maitland-Niles towards his goalkeeper, Lucas Perri, to open the scoring (1-0, 17).my).
“We arrived at the break”
This goal was a lesser evil for the Lyonnais. Angel Gomes had already missed another after a first big mistake by the opposing defense, this time by Moussa Niakhate, then Thomas Meunier saw his recovery hit the crossbar at the end of a very good collective action (13).my). Then Ángel Gomes imitated him, launching a free kick to the right post of Lucas Perri (32).my).
Lille, attractive for its ability to get the ball out of Lyon’s pressure, returned to the locker room with eleven shots (including nine on goal) with three on the clock, but with a slim lead on the scoreboard.
“We arrived at the break”lucidly lamented Pierre Sage, coach of Olympique Lyonnais. Because, in the second half, his team completely reversed the trend to the point that a tie seemed inevitable. After opportunities from Alexandre Lacazette (53my), then Maitland-Niles (59my), omnipresent in the second half, the young Malick Fofana (19 years old) finally scored (1-1, 90+1).
While OL continues to progress slowly after a defeat against Besiktas (1-0) in the Europa League and a draw against Auxerre in the championship, it has found the resources to reverse the trend against the French team in form and has obtained at the end of the suspense a well-deserved point that allows him to temporarily rise to fifth place (15 points).
Monaco in the difficult
A little higher in the standings, Monaco remains second (20 points, three behind the leader, PSG), despite its second consecutive defeat in Ligue 1. Already falling in Nice (2-1) last week , the Monegasques, not very productive, were logically defeated by a united and well-organized Angevin team, now 14my (10 points) after also dominating Saint-Etienne (4-2) the previous day.
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For the Principality’s players, this now means one point out of nine possible in three games. Austrian coach Adi Hütter had never experienced such a drought since his arrival at the Rock last season.
Quickly, the Angevins, led by a good Himad Abdelli in the middle, believed in it. They showed audacity in the face of a poorly organized defensive system. A good first shot by Jim Allevinah went wide (14my). But, like Lamine Camara’s foul on Farid El-Melali, for which the Monegasque was logically reprimanded (17my), the rojiblancos always arrived late.
Furthermore, after an attempt blocked by Caio Henrique, Allevinah recovered the ball and immediately served to Jean-Eudes Aholou. Only at the entrance of the area, the latter took without control from the left to score with a masterful shot into the top corner (0-1, 29).my).
“Our worst game of the season”
At half-time, after a tactical change, the entire Monegasque team played in the opposite field to try to turn the game around. Maghnes Akliouche’s first attempt, narrowly missed (47my), tried to show the way forward. But what followed was too mediocre. A cross from Lamine Camara (66′).my) and a recovery of Breel Embolo (69my) were stopped by goalkeeper Yahia Fofana. Nothing more for a Monaco far from the level necessary to win a match in the elite.
“This is our worst game of the season. analyzed the Monegasque coach, Adi Hütter. It’s simple, we missed everything, especially in the first part. Angers played a very good game, but above all because of our way of playing. (…), messy and too slow ».
His team dynamic was broken. And you will have to quickly remobilize your group. First to seek victory in Bologna on Tuesday in the Champions League. Then recover in Ligue 1 in Strasbourg just before the international break.
