The game: Fournier pulled it off
Back to the wall, Hubert Fournier tried the all out in Valencia. Exit the immutable 4-4-2 diamond for a 4-3-3 with Clement Grenier on the left side. This small tactical revolution has rebalanced OL that but 10 first minutes sultry, perfectly managed the meager Spanish initiatives. More daring and mordant Lyon have more than earned their success in stifling the opposing middle. A true performance.
Players: Cornet untenable Imperial Yanga-Mbiwa
It was the perfect night to remake the Lyon side cherry. Reprimanded since the beginning of the season, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa generated much authority in Valencia and has even allowed some welcome treats. Darder has finally found the right rhythm and is often projected into the opponent’s box. Alexandre Lacazette has also the opportunity to get back to the first location in a pivotal role and in that of the scorer. Unfortunately the striker was injured and could miss the match in Paris Sunday.
But the evening is a young man Gone 19 years, Maxwell Cornet. His magnificent goal is the icing on a generous cake. Between his repeated strokes, its always right movements and orientations well felt, Cornet signed his best performance as a pro. On the side of Valencia, Domenech has delayed the deadline but the Spaniards were not level. A picture of a deleted or exceeded Gaya Barbosa.
Alexandre Lacazette just scored, and get hurt, against Valencia – AFP
What could change everything: If the referee was right …
10th minute of play: Mustafi takes again the best on Gonalons for receiving a corner. His head file in order to Lopes. Valencia opened the scoring and opens wide the door to a critical success. Except that the referee Matej Jug, refuses order for a tackle on Lyon captain. Lyon has missed the storm and Valencia not manage to pose a real threat on goal Gones.
Weekend stat: 2
Maxwell Cornet (19 years and 2 months) is the second youngest scorer in the history of Lyon in the Champions League behind Karim Benzema (17 and 11 months).
The tweet that gives regret
“The team had the ability to qualify but probably that ‘at a time, we did not know what to do “
The issue:. Hubert Fournier he saved his skin in Valencia?
No. This victory, as convincing as it is, will not erase a magic wand bland benefits accrued by the OL since the beginning of the season. “ We are on the right path but we should not believe that all problems are solved “, quickly recalled Jean-Michel Aulas on the antenna of OLTV . Certainly, not everything is resolved but this victory bears the mark of Fournier and may contain crucial elements for a strong recovery in Lyon.
First it 4-3-3 enrolled in the club’s DNA and that Fournier has emerged of the closet on Wednesday. It gives more balance to the thickness and eleven OL. It’s not quite a coincidence that, even in the absence of Umtiti, the hinge OL, this time held up. “ The 4-3-3 is more suitable in the Champions League, that perhaps made the difference ,” noted Maxime Gonalons after the meeting. Hard choice: that of a tenure Clément Grenier on the left side. The middle was right in his choices and it is not forbidden to see him settle permanently in the lineup in place of Valbuena. For with him and without the former Marseille, Lyon signed its most complete performance of the season in Europe this season.
Maxwell Cornet, he has truly exploded. This match should enable it to gain confidence and to chain in Ligue 1. The remark also applies to Yanga-Mbiwa, or Rafael Darder, all blameless Wednesday. This win counts for nothing, not for nothing. Fournier has something to build a new momentum. While moving to Sunday Park does not offer a reassuring perspective.
Lyon’s Spanish midfielder Sergi Darder (L) lives with Valencia’s Argentinian midfielder Enzo Perez (C ) During The UEFA Champions League soccer match Valencia CF vs Olympique Lyonnais at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia on December 9, 2015 – AFP
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