Without the video, Bordeaux could have given a lesson in realism in Lyon, Saturday, January 11. But the goal denied to Laurent Koscielny at the end of the match allowed the ultra-dominant Lyonnais to leave Gironde with three points and to chain a third success in as many games in 2020.
In view of the game, the result is deserved for OL. Largely dominating in the first period, the Lyonnais tried their luck eleven times, sometimes with a few huge chances, but never failed to keep Benoit Costil vigilant. Neither Houssem Aouar's crushed strike at the entrance to the surface (3e minute), nor the very well placed free kick by Bertrand Traoré (8e), nor the goal completely open for Maxwell Cornet (14e) did not allow the Lyonnais to take shelter, before the huge mistake of Joachim Andersen.
The Danish defender forgot to make sure that no Bordeaux man was dragging behind his back before returning to his goalkeeper. On the lookout, Jimmy Briand took the opportunity to anticipate the exit of Anthony Lopes and push the ball into the back of the net on the first Gironde attempt of the meeting (1-0, 15e).
An avalanche of harvested opportunities
The Lyonnais have not given up, but their chronic imprecision has long prevented them from returning to the brand. To the point that Bordeaux could have made the break on their third strike of the match. Left behind the Lyon defense, Rémi Oudin came up against Anhtony Lopes (46e). The Bordelais had just missed their chance.
Because after another failed attempt by Aouar, it was Maxwell Cornet who unblocked the situation for the Gones. With great success, his shot was off target by Youssouf Sabaly who cheated his goalkeeper (1-1, 50e). Three minutes later, the same Cornet perfectly played a two against two by shifting Moussa Dembélé who did not give Costil a chance (2-1, 53e).
Aouar and Traoré could have added a third goal in the process, but to no avail. Overwhelmed by the waves from Lyon, Paulo Sousa’s men never seemed able to reverse the course of the match. Especially since Lyon has not lifted its foot, but on Bordeaux soil, the Gones have continued their second-hand harvest.
Unable to find shelter, the Lyonnais exposed themselves to a miraculous return from the Bordeaux area. The Girondins believed it for a few seconds after Laurent Koscielny's goal, but the defender was declared offside by a few millimeters by the video assistants (86e).
Lyon fifth, Bordeaux thirteenth
"This goal refused in Bordeaux, it may be a sign, analyzed Houssem Aouar after the meeting. We did not deserve to be led in the first half and the result this evening is totally deserved. At a time when we mastered the debates, we could perhaps have put a goal. I’m satisfied with what we’ve produced in terms of the game. It’s been pretty good in content, it's been a while. We chain victories. "
Lyon, which had finished 2019 after four games without a single victory (including two in the league), is starting 2020 in the best possible way. After qualifying in the French Cup (7-0 against Bourg-en-Bresse) and in the League Cup (3-1, against Brest), Rudi Garcia's men take advantage of this success and an ultra-tight championship to move up to fifth place, pending the last eight meetings of that day.
For its part, Bordeaux has a fourth straight defeat in the league. The Bordelais fell from third to thirteenth place in just over a month.
