Football / League Europe. Lyon in the round of 16, OM drags their feet
Lyon takes place
Lyon is already qualified for the 8es Europa League final in his fourth European outing this season thanks to his victory in front of Prague on Thursday (3-0). Because at the same time, the Glasgow Rangers could not do better than a draw with the Danes of Brondby (1-1).
As a result, none of the other three teams in the pool can now resume in the standings of the Lyonnais, who have won their four European matches.
Finishing in the lead prevents OL from playing the 16es final against the 3es Champions League groups in February, a big advantage from a calendar point of view. Slimani (61e , 63e ) and Toko Ekambi (90e +2) are the Lyon scorers.
Marseille still stumbles on Rome
In Marseille (group E), the horizon towards the eighth remains open, after the fourth draw in a row for the Olympians, against Lazio de Rome (2-2).
Arkadiusz Milik opened the scoring on a penalty (33e ). An ephemeral advantage, neutralized by the achievement of Felipe Anderson (45e +5), following a bad clearance from Saliba. The Olympian defender was then guilty of a second error after returning from the locker room, which directly benefited Ciro Immobile (49e ).
At the 82e minute, Dimitri Payet allowed his team to return to equality, maintaining the suspense with two days to go, while OM are one unit behind the Italians, second.
Monaco in small steps
In group B, Monaco failed to win ahead of PSV Eindhoven (0-0). With eight points, Niko Kovac’s men did not squander the benefit of their victory on Dutch soil (2-1) two weeks ago. However, this time, Monaco never managed to show qualities of speed, in counterattack as in placed attack. As in the other meeting of the group, Real Sociedad did not manage to win in front of the Austrians at Sturm Graz, Monaco still has two points ahead of the Spaniards, next opponents at the Stade Louis-II on November 25. next. In case of victory, Monaco will then be assured of finishing first in their group.