Lyon-Gent, on Tuesday evening, it will be the final match of the Champions League played in his old Lyon Gerland stadium. Let the party should not be missed, at least!
Whatever happens, as Lyon reached the knockout stages of the Champions League (unlikely), whether drafted in the Europa League (unlikely today) or continental future Net breeze is (most likely), he will play on Tuesday against Gent, C1 his final game – and even the European Cup – in his old Gerland stadium (40,494 seats), opened in May 1926 and in which he has lived since 27 August 1950.
” It is true that in a normal year, we’d already condemned. It seems that this is not a normal year in this Group H, because we are still alive. We know it will be hard. ( …) But more than that, the idea is to be at the height of the last European event Gerland ” , aims Hubert Fournier. Who insists: ” This is not trivial, there were beautiful pages that are played are (sic) on that land, facing the audience. It must not be forgotten ” .
Gerland, it is primarily a neighborhood located in the 7th district and the work of the Lyon architect Tony Garnier is a papal visit (John Paul II, 5 October 1986), the 1998 World Cup, it is these famous arcades, both north and south corners, Jean-Jaurès, Jean-Bouin … March 16, 1999 Fournier remembers specifically to be played quarter-final second leg UEFA Cup, facing Bologna, and after ‘a roust’ ‘ (3-0) to go.
Of course, the Gones did better than that, up to the semi-finals of the ‘cup with big ears” in 2009-2010. But this is not what first comes to mind Corentin Tolisso, when browsing the scrapbook: ” Rather, when the OL had beaten the great Real Madrid 3- 0 (September 13, 2005, Ed) . It was a beautiful moment for the whole club! At the time, a young bear, I was very happy ” . On the edge of the key, as a ball boy. Tonight ” Coco ” will be on the lawn to try to avoid the Rhodaniens a sad first: know three home defeats in a single Champions League. Even without being full even after a final fiery derby, Gerland, which provided a tense scarves, does not deserve this …
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