OL has emerged against Reims with Alexandre Lacazette (1-0) – The Équipe.fr

The match: 1-0

Beaten by Bordeaux last Saturday (1- 3) followed by Valencia Tuesday in the Champions League (0-1), Olympique Lyonnais ended the bad run against Reims (1-0) on Saturday, the 9th meeting of Ligue 1. Under pouring rain , Lyon put the Reims defense in difficulty playing in depth. They sometimes abused long balls, but this strategy has allowed them to obtain several occasions (3rd, 4th, 24th). After the missed penalty, the fact of the game, they have opened the scoring when Sergi Darder sent a long ball towards Alexandre Lacazette (44th). Lyon have also expressed built on dangerous activities, where mounted Jallet and Morel were paramount. The former Marseille has issued dangerous crosses, but Mathieu Valbuena (27th) and Claudio Beauvue (45 + 1) have not framed their attempts.

They continued to push early in the second period. Jordan Ferri came into play when the 7th minute instead of Milan Bisevac, found Beauvue in depth. Former Guingamp missed his dive. Head, he then found the bar (56th). But Lyon have fallen for twenty minutes after entering Grejohn Kyei (53rd). The young striker has shaken the Lyon defense twice (63rd and 75th). Hubert Fournier’s men then suffered until the end of the match, including Anthony Lopes flying to Prince Oniangué (89th). This success allows Lyonnais ahead of their opponents on goal difference (+5 against 4). They are provisionally fourth, until the end of the ninth day

The fact:. Lacazette still misses a penalty

Alexandre Lacazette missed a second penalty this season, after the one against AA Gent in the Champions League September 16 (1-1). At the 40th minute, it is the struggle with Jaba Kankava when Georgian touches the ball with his hand in his surface. Lacazette appeared before Johnny Placide. After three no momentum, it places a terrible strike that hits the crossbar. “It sucks that penalty. I put a lot of desire, a lot of strength, “ he told halftime micro Canal +.

Player: Lacazette finally a goal in the game

His missed penalty could have done procrastinate. Alexandre Lacazette but did not doubt. He deceived Johnny Placide at the end of the first period (44th). He has had success: his shot was slightly deflected by Franck Signorino. After this, his first in the game since the beginning of the season, all partners pounced on him to congratulate him. “It’s nice, it really touches me. It shows they are really behind me, “ said the French international at halftime. Before this goal and this penalty, he was already Lyonnais most dangerous, but it had been restarted with Signorino (3rd) and then by counter Tacalfred (20th). When he managed to pass defenders, he fell on Johnny Placide (14th, 31st). It was quieter in the second period, but it should have a register doubled. A goal was denied, wrongly, to a non-existent offside (66th). He also saw the Reims goalkeeper stopped a final attempt (77th).

The joy after the goal Lyon Lacazette (Reuters)