Lyon down in flight

                                   Lyon down in flight

After a very successful start to the season, Lyon's players were playing Tuesday night one of the most important games of the season, at Gerland against Real Sociedad. With players, and an offensive animated well established, the Gones had strong arguments against the Basques, and this match had everything to look like a big game, as we like.

Yet Lyon have quickly realized this was going to happen during this game. Real Sociedad has put into this meeting a physical intensity that totally crushed Lyon, who did not leave the defense breathe once. Finally, when it comes to defense, it's a big word, because Miguel Lopes got devoured in his lane, Bisevac took a red card, Fofana, it is not his job, and did Bedimo ... he could, that is to say, not enough. Faced with this, the Real played technically in depth and made a perfect match. The illustration of this is the first goal from a lost ball Lyon and ends with a chisel back Antoine Griezmann the middle of three defenders who do not care. This goal is splendid, but the passivity of defenders is also noteworthy.

The entire first half is run according to the same pattern with OL who kept the ball a little bit, tried a little, then lost and panicked shots. Real Sociedad has mastered the game, and returned to the locker room without worrying about his fate. The second half will be a little more balanced, until the second goal came also registered by Seferovic who, after a beautiful sequence in a touch of the ball, cleaned the window Anthony Lopes. From there, it was all too hard to do for Gones, although Gonalons hit the opponent crossbar. Each defensive action was too poorly managed and Bisevac has even kicked late in the game, the final blow on Lyonnais who have seen their dreams starred disintegrate in 90 minutes.

Honestly, words fail me to analyze this game. It will take a feat in the second leg, namely register at least two unanswered goals. Obviously, this is possible, but will require a severe challenge from each of the players, who are descended from them cloud tonight. We must get back to work, think about the championship Saturday against Reims and especially learn from this huge slap in the face.