Europa League: OL in the eighth, OM still alive, Monaco upset

Published on : 11/05/2021 – 15:17

Olympique Lyonnais, winner against Sparta Prague, qualified Thursday November 5 for the knockout stages of the Europa League in the 4^e day of the group stage, during which Marseille snatched a draw against Lazio from Rome and Monaco was hung by Eindhoven.

Rennes, jostled by the Slovenes of NS Mura, for its part snatched a precious success in the race for qualification to the eighth of the Europa Conference Conference.

At Parc OL, the Lyonnais confirmed their good dispositions in C3, by chaining a fourth success in a row against the Czechs (3-0).

Suspense

Unlike the first leg (4-3), the “Gones” were not afraid. The realism of striker Islam Slimani, author of a double (61^e, 63^e) in three minutes, and the effectiveness of Karl Toko-Ekambi (90^e+2), the competition’s top scorer, materialized the offensive designs of Peter Bosz’s men.

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 (33^e). An ephemeral advantage, neutralized by the achievement of Felipe Anderson (45^e+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 (49^e).

At the 82^e minute, Dimitri Payet allowed his team to return to equality, maintaining the suspense with two days to go, while OM are one unit from the Italians, second three points behind Galatasaray.

Monaco disappoints

Failing to have shone against PSV Eindhoven (0-0), Monaco retained its position as leader of Group B, ahead of Real Sociedad. With 8 points, the Monegasques have two points ahead of the Basque team, held in check at home against Sturm Graz (1-1) and three units over their evening opponent.

In the other matches, West Ham (group H), approached a runner-up in the round of 16, despite a draw on the lawn of Racing Genk (2-2). Naples, leader of Serie A, defeated Legia Warsaw (4-1). This allows him to climb to the top of Group C, one point ahead of his evening opponent.

With a brace from French international Moussa Diaby against Betis Sevilla (4-0), Bayer Leverkusen retained the lead of Group G.

In the Europa League Conference, Rennes did not seduce, but established its domination at the top of Group G, winning 1 to 0 against NS Mura, thanks to a goal from Loïc Badé (76^e). With 3 points ahead of Tottenham, who won 3-2 against Vitesse Arnhem for the first on the bench of Italian coach Antonio Conte, the Bretons are close to reaching the European top 16.

With AFP