L1: Lyon mate Lens, Khazri scores one of the goals of the year
The Lyonnais learned the lesson of their defeat in Nice last Sunday (3-2), where they lost in the last moments after leading 2-0.
Ahead at the break thanks to Karl Toko Ekambi (25th) and Houssem Aouar (41st), OL this time managed to preserve their advantage, despite some fears in the second half.
The Northerners, who reduced the score by Arnaud Kalimuendo (61st), framed ten shots, so many shivers in the Décines-Charpieu stadium.
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Thanks to this success, Lucas Paqueta’s teammates temporarily remain one point off the podium, in 5th place more in line with their ambitions, after the 12th day.
The Lensois, them, remain the dolphins of PSG, leader, but Nice can overtake them on Sunday, in the event of victory or a draw at Angers (1:00 p.m.).
They can even fall from the podium if Marseille wins at Clermont-Ferrand (8:45 p.m.) at the same time.
In Metz, the match between the 19th and the 20th, before the meeting, gave rise to one of the images of the season.
Saint-Etienne’s attacking midfielder Wahbi Khazri scored one of the most beautiful goals of the year (16th), a 68-meter lob that surprised goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja.
“It is a stroke of genius, of talent, that he can do because he has this quality to attempt gestures like that“, Underlined a coach son Claude Puel.
Metz’s goal, a free kick signed Farid Boulaya (10th), is not bad in the genre either.
Despite the two great achievements, the two teams will only have to be satisfied with one point, which does not suit them in their quest for maintenance.
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The Stéphanois, who have still not won a single match this season, remain in last place. The Lorrainers are temporarily back to 18th place.
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