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Olympique Lyonnais qualified for the quarterfinals of the Europa League by winning its second round against the FCSB, this Thursday (4-0).
It is in a funny context that theOlympique Lyonnais approached this second round against the FCSB this Thursday evening. The victory in Bucharest a week ago had been perceived as a founding match, at the dawn of a spring which promises to be exciting for the Rhone club. Because in the field, everything is fine. And the margin acquired on the outward journey allowed Paulo Fonseca to proceed with a logical rotation, in view of the overloaded calendar.
Apart from the green rectangle, on the other hand, the Portuguese technician continues to go through all states. Suspended nine months for his blood stroke against Brest, the OL coach found his bench this Thursday evening with the idea that these European evenings would be a real oxygen bowl for him. His players showed him all their affection, in Bucharest. They were still up to the Groupama Stadium.
OL did not tremble
Well organized and effective in the two areas of truth, OL has managed this second round to make it easier and avoid any unpleasant surprises. The Gones unlocked the situation very early, and how! Launched on the front of the attack, Georges Mikautadze, tenured in place of Alexandre Lacazette, made his confidence in his coach by mystifying the whole defense on the width before adjusting the opposing porter of a crossed shot who hit the bull's eye (1-0, 14th).
From then on, the suspense was extinguished and Lyon could see coming. The second period was well managed by the band at Fonseca, capable of freezing the ball to break the pace, but never lifting your foot in its offensive intentions. And in this little game, two men came out of the lot. Georges Mikautadze, therefore, who went there with his double after a new high-flying technical chain (3-0, 47th). But also Ernest Nuamah, who has found the net twice of nets, too, each time benefiting from remarkable work of the untenable Mikautadze (2-0, 37th; 4-0, 88th). OL can continue to dream.
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