The summary of the evening:
>> Lyon won 2-0 against Saint-Etienne at the end of the 27th day of Ligue 1. Dominators as rarely in the first period (78% possession of the ball), Rudi Garcia's men were justly rewarded with a Dembélé's goal, completely forgotten in the Stéphanoise area on a free kick (27th). Returning from the locker room, the Greens showed better intentions, but Diony (50th) and Bounga (58th, 75th) did not take their chance. Opposite, the Lyonnais believed twice to make the break, but Tousart (for a hand fault, 64th), and Toko Ekambi (for an offside of a teammate, 80th) saw their goal refused. It was finally Dembélé who killed the match with a penalty scored after stoppage time, after a hand from Kolodziejczak (96th).
>> Thanks to this victory, Lyon goes back to fifth place and is still six points behind Lille, fourth, seven over Rennes, third, and fifteen over Marseille, second. The Lyonnais will also move to Lille next week in a crucial match for their quest for a European place. Before that, they will play a French Cup semi-final against PSG (Wednesday, 9.10 p.m.).
>> On the other hand, Saint-Etienne continues its very bad series. In Ligue 1, the Greens have not won any of their last six games (five losses, one draw) and only one of their last eleven. Claude Puel's men occupy the 16th place of the classification, this evening, with only two points ahead of Nîmes, 18th and barragiste. The Stéphanois will also play a semi-final of the French Cup. It will be Thursday against Rennes (8:55 p.m.). The Greens will then receive Bordeaux in the league (Sunday, 3 p.m.) to try to regain a victory that has been running away from them since January 25 in the league.
