In last Friday’s competition match, Olympique Lyonnais only managed to make a difference when visiting Stade Rennais in the final phase. Will we get a repeat of moves in the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Tuesday evening in the semi-final of the Coupe de France?
Olympique Lyonnais:
The glory times of Olympique Lyonnais seem to have perished since the arrival of wealthy investors from the Middle East to French football. Between 2001 and 2008 the title was won seven times in a row in the Ligue 1, but since then only two prizes have been won by les Gones: the Coupe de France in the 2011-2012 season and in the summer of 2012 also the Trophée des Champions. It is therefore not surprising that Jean-Michel Aulas, president of the club and also major shareholder, wants to bring silverware back to Lyon this year.
In the dress rehearsal last weekend visiting Stade Rennais, the team of Bruno Génésio already made the favorite role for the semi-final by winning 1-0 in the final phase by a goal from Martin Terrier. The 22-year-old attacker came over from RC Strasbourg last summer and has to do it this season mainly with raids, but has been doing fine in the last few weeks with three league goals in his last six gigs. Also with the motivation it seems to go well with Terrier, who will win his old club de Coupe de la Ligue last weekend and will undoubtedly want to experience the same feeling as his former teammates.
Stade Rennais:
In the French league it seems that this season it is no longer possible for Stade Rennais to play a significant role in the European title fight, so that the focus of the team of Julien Stéphan will be fully focused on this game. In the Europa League, les Rouges et Noirs made an impression this season and the players showed themselves to be real cupfighters, but nevertheless the team was eliminated by Arsenal in the eighth finals. With two final places in the previous ten editions of the Coupe de France and one in the Coupe de la Ligue, Stade Rennais was close to three times in recent history, but will it succeed this time?
Trainer Julien Stéphan was visibly upset after the home game in the league against Olympique Lyonnais: “It’s hard to score a goal just after your best chance of the match. The players gave everything and this defeat is cruel. Olympique Lyonnais was already the favorite for the semi-final of the Coupe de France and they have only proven that role. It will be a tough task to get our fans to the Stade de France. ” The French trainer was already clearly covering his team and given the result it was not illogical either, but there still seem to be opportunities for his team on Tuesday, as the last two games visited in Lyon were won.
