Ligue 1: Brest fell to Lyon after an absolutely insane game

Seven goals, two players sent off and a penalty after 16 minutes of added time: Olympique Lyonnais beat Brest 4-3 at the end of a crazy game on Sunday, April 14, in the 29th matchday.^e League 1 day. Thanks to this success against the L1 runners-up in the stadium of the group, Lyon moves back to 7th place.^e A place, an achievement when we remember that the club was struggling to escape the relegation zone only a few weeks ago.

So it was a penalty from Ainsley Maitland-Niles at the end of the night that allowed OL to win one of the most beautiful matches of the Ligue 1 season and keep their European dream alive, coming back two lengths from Lens (6.^e).

The end of this very electric match, with two red cards, was also marked by the injury of striker Alexandre Lacazette, after a foul on Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizo, which led to a penalty awarded by referee Mathieu Vernice after consultation with VAR (90 + 16).

Prior to this spectacular result, the Lionesses opened the scoring through Corentin Tolisso after Said Benrahma’s free-kick was badly negotiated by the Brest defense (18).^e), Tolisso’s second goal in twenty-one games this season.

But after the break, Stade Brestois, clearly impressive this season, turned things around within minutes. Steve Mounier tied the two teams with Romain del Castillo’s free kick (1-1, 60).^e). An aerial specialist, Meunier has scored 5 goals in his six headers this season and has scored around 50% of his career goals this way.

Lacazette’s determinant

Trained at OL without a chance to go pro, ex-René Romain del Castillo scored a brace. In addition to his crucial assist for Mouney, he gave the Bretons the lead by converting a direct free kick (2-1, 64).^eA great collective effort from the Brest camp to bring the score to 3-1 and put the Lyon defense beyond reach (67).^e).

It was Lyon captain Alexandre Lacazette who was again crucial in OL’s comeback. The Rooney striker fired his team into life with his fifteenth goal of the season after Ryan Cherke’s right-wing cross barely made it 3-2, with the Lyons not relenting as Argentine defender Nicolas Tagliafico leveled at 3-3 after another pass from Cherke. (79).^e). The latter had the goal ball at the bottom of his foot, but sent the ball despite a very favorable position (84^e).

At the end of the game, Tagliafico and Pierre Lis-Melou were sent off after a fight (86^e), before Lacazette won that famous penalty, which Maitland-Niles converted for his first Ligue 1 goal in 18 games.

“They take us for fools”

“Everything is possible with this team”Lyon coach Pierre Sage said after the meeting. “In this match, we went through a lot of emotions in a very short time. We had a feeling of something unusual. I will remember this match for a long time and so will the spectators.”, he rejoiced. But OL are now concerned about Lacazette’s injury, evacuated on a stretcher, and the length of his possible unavailability, given the Coupe de France final against PSG and the rest of the league games in Paris against Monaco and Monaco. Lilly. “He wasn’t in the dressing room when I got home, but we’re going to escort him back as soon as possible.”– trusted Pierre Sage.

On the side of Brest, the scenario of the evening and the referee’s decisions are difficult to understand. “They take us for fools. It’s a tough night, but we already have another one this season. A few times we were hurt by unfavorable decisions, but that’s how football is today.Eric Roy, the coach of Brest, said, especially Irishman Jake O’Brien whistled in the penalty area in the 16th minute.^e minute, or the second yellow card received by Les-Melou, synonymous with exclusion.

“Nevertheless, I remember that we played a very good match, but we should have been able to close the match at 3-1. We should have maintained more clarity and control. My group is generous, but has a hard time managing their emotions.”Also analyzed by Eric Roy, whose team maintains second place with a lead over Monaco (3^e), which on behalf of these 29 should face Lille on April 24^e during the day

Good performance of Nantes and Montpellier

On a Ligue 1 day that also saw Paris Saint-Germain (vs. Lorient) and Marseille (vs. Nice) postponed to save them for next week’s European clash, Nantes and Montpellier gave themselves a breather in the race. leads to maintenance.

Thanks to the victory in Le Havre, which came in extra time after a goal scored by Cader Bamba (1-0, 90+2), Nantes are three ahead of Le Havre (15) with 31 points.^e) and five in Lorian (16^e), virtual barrage.

Montpellier (13^e with 33 points) also performed an interesting operation, which won a draw on the lawn of the Red Lantern, Clermont (1-1), after a 1-0 setback. The Auvergnats, who are still mathematically able to maintain their position, are in a sorry state. With 22 points, they are once again behind Metz (17^e26 points), beat Lance (2-1) on Friday.