Hubert Fournier wants his team again his performance of the match against Saint-Etienne. – AFP

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Three defeats, one draw. A single point and the last place of Group H. With two games remaining in the group stage, the future of Lyon in Champions League is bleak. To hope to qualify, Lyon must win Tuesday at Gerland against AA Gent, and in two weeks traveling in Valencia, and at the same time, Valencia lost against Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday. Suffice to say, it is almost impossible mission.



“Learn from Saint-Etienne”

Yet Hubert Fournier wants to believe in his team before the last cup game of Europe Gerland, since whatever happens in January, Lyon will move into its new stadium. “We must try to see the match against Saint-Etienne, assured the press conference coach Monday. This was also a last derby at Gerland. That we had instead done well by putting the commitment, a little madness and great concentration, good organization. In a normal year, we’d already condemned. We must believe that this is not one in this group H. We are still alive. “



No Gonalons, and Jallet Umtiti

To hope, Lyon will be without captain Maxime Gonalons, sent off in the last game against Zenit and suspended. But also without two defenders, Christophe Jallet and Samuel Umtiti, packages. Jallet suffers a fracture to a floating rib caused Friday on the occasion of the match in Nice, then qu’Umtiti is not recovered from a knee injury that took place during the derby against St Stephen, there are two weeks.