Lyon defeated the ousted Girondins de Bordeaux (6-1) and erased the defeat suffered on Thursday when they were eliminated in the Europa League quarterfinals of West Ham (0-3).
However, Lyon have no return to a continental tournament close to reaching next season as Dutchman Peter Bosz’s team is eighth in the Ligue 1 table, four points behind fifth, Strasbourg, but with rivals such as Monaco, Lens or Lille bidding for the same purpose.
A very fragile rival
Bordeaux’s weakness led to Lyon’s massive victory. The Girondins are anchored in penultimate place where they are focused in Ligue 2. They have promotion to three points and safety to four. He has played two games without losing to David Guion’s team and could take a step towards becoming permanent if he can avoid defeat.
Nothing to see. Bordeaux struggled for twenty minutes, which in a quarter of an hour saw how the game went.
Dembélé opened the ‘set’
Former athlete Moussa Dembélé opened the scoring and the second goal exposed Girondins goalkeeper Gaetan Poussin, who tried to clear a pass from a teammate and missed. The ball fell to the feet of Cameroonian Karl Toko Ekambi, who sent the ball into the net in the 27th minute. Seven minutes later it was Brazilian Lucas Paqueta who, from the edge of the box, found the ball cleared by the visiting goalkeeper and shot into the net.
The fourth goal came in the first action of the second half. It was born with a pass from Dembélé taken by Romain Favre to beat Poussin again. And the fifth was re-signed by Ekambi after receiving the ball from Jeff Reine-Adelaide.
The visit of honor
Sekou Mara built up the scoring, from a penalty, but Lyon reaffirmed the win in the sixth, signed by the addition of Moussa Dembélé to a pass from Bradley Barcola. This is the 14th league goal for the former Atlético striker.
Lyon are eighth in the table, one point behind Lens, seventh, and four behind Monaco and Strasbourg, which mark the European zone.
Source: La Verdad
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