Over time, LOSC was confronted with a sporting euphoria in the Champions League

Tancésement sequence by its president Olivier Létang, for whose attitude « honteuse ” and ” inadmissible » After the defeat against Saint-Étienne (0-1), the LOSC players played a duel with the crampons and, failing to reach the Lisbon hut, they did not meet again until Monday evening, before 35 degrees, qui va faire lowered the fièvre.

When his Dogues were in a three-way series after having the least defeats in Prague against Slavia in the second leg of the Champions League (1-2, on August 28) or facing PSG in the first round (1-3, on September 1), Bruno Genesio calmed down in the game at the age of Briscard. « Before the match Manchester City with OL (19 September 2018), on a losing post in Caen (actually 2-2, September 15, 2018), In a disastrous match that was not available, it was nothing. I remember the pronostics of all football connoisseurs who have come up with the idea of ​​watching the premier in the first minute or trying to find the number of buts that there are, five, six, perfume plus. Final, on a gagné 2-1. I don't know what to do (this Tuesday evening)It is simply that football is not possible », in advance, before defending his president's efforts and responding to a reaction from his children.

Le Glouton Gyökeres

« On paper, le Sporting is very popular, at a rare level outside the fortresses », martelait, Monday, with great confidence, our taxi driver Vitor, 66 years old, no more than 50 in his pocket when he was booked, sold on the card or in the club. Portugal's champions in the title after the season opener, the Leoes of Ruben Amorim, work not long after Genesio, they are in vain at their residence a year ago (100% of victories in the sixth championship of last season).

I repeated the season in the same cadence, with five successes in five days and a déjà-haut for the glouton suédois Viktor Gyökeres (26 years old), ” In the course of developing one of the best avant-garde centres in Europe » According to the coach Lillois. The LOSC was a role model for FC Porto, who derailed Sporting at the end of the coupe final (1:2 after extra time) and then in the Portuguese Supercoupe debut (3:4 after extra time). « What are the reasons for the League of Champions leaving the machine? From generation to generation, there can be no doubt, I am not able », an Asséné Lucas Chevalier, determined to fight against the Lions.