Still bottom of Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais must negotiate a complicated match on the pitch at RC Lens this Saturday on the 14th day of Ligue 1. Follow the match live with commentary on our site.
16:55 – The players enter the pitch
In a fantastic atmosphere, the RC Lens and OL teams enter the pitch at the Bollaert stadium. Kick-off will be given in a few minutes now!
16:48 – Lens will evolve with a special jersey
For this match against Olympique Lyonnais, RC Lens will play in a special jersey to celebrate Sainte-Barbe, in homage to the minors. This is the third year in a row that the Lens club and equipment manufacturer Puma have unveiled a collector’s jersey on this occasion.
16:42 – OL in difficulty at Bollaert in recent seasons
Since the rise of RC Lens in League 1 three seasons ago now, in 2020, Olympique Lyonnais failed to win on the Bollaert pitch, with two draws and a defeat last season against Lensois (1-0). But historically, Lens is often in difficulty against OL, who is the opponent against whom RC Lens has lost the most matches in Ligue 1 in the 21st century (16 defeats). The reigning French vice-champion has only won 3 of his last 14 home games against Lyon (6 draws and 5 defeats).
16:36 – OL aim for a second victory
After the ousting of Fabio Grosso this week, can Olympique Lyonnais succeed in finally launching its season this Saturday at Bollaert? Before traveling to Marseille on Wednesday then hosting Toulouse next weekend, OL are still last in Ligue 1 with only seven points taken in twelve games. The players ended up getting under the skin of the Italian coach and no longer really have any excuses after this catastrophic first part of the season, where three coaches have already taken their place on the Lyon bench. Can the arrival of Pierre Sage be enough to revive OL? Reply in a few minutes now.
4:30 p.m. – Lens-Haise: “No need for a long speech”
After the slap received in London on Wednesday in the Champions League against Arsenal (6-0), RC Lens coach Franck Haise did not want to overwhelm his players despite the elimination but preferred to concentrate on the reaction to come against Lyon, this Saturday in Ligue 1: “When we take 6-0, there is no need to rewatch the match fifty times. I will confront my players with the reality of what happened on Wednesday . Being honest means saying when things are going well or when you are not there, he explained before the last training session on Friday. After a slap, no need for a long speech. Take six goals , it’s a headache. We’ve learned a lesson.”
16:24 – Lyon: Cherki back as starter
On the Lyon side, for this trip to Bollaert, Pierre Sage is without three injured players: Rémy Riou, Johann Lepenant and Corentin Tolisso. But the new Lyon coach has chosen to exclude other players from the Lyon group, since Jeffinho, Sinaly Diomande and Ainsley Maitland-Niles will not be present this Saturday afternoon in the North. For his first time at the helm of OL, Pierre Sage chose to trust Rayan Cherki, back as a starter as number 10 in a 4-2-3-1. OL’s starting lineup: Lopes – Mata, Lovren, O’Brien, Tagliafico – Caqueret, Alvero – Nuamah, Cherki, Moreira – Lacazette.
16:18 – RC Lens: Saïd in place of Wahi
For this match against OL, Franck Haise will be without his starting striker Elye Wahi, suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. It is Wesley Saïd who will be responsible for leading the Lens attack in his absence, supported by Thomasson and Sotoca. Hit against Arsenal, Machado and Medina are able to hold their places. Aguilar, El-Aynaoui and Pereira Da Costa join the squad for this week’s Champions League match. RC Lens starting lineup: Samba – Gradit, Danso, Medina – Aguilar, Abdul Samed, El-Aynaoui, Machado – Sotoca, Saïd, Pereira Da Costa.
16:12 – OL want to get back on track
Still last in Ligue 1 with only 7 points on the clock, OL experienced another turbulent week with the dismissal of Italian coach Fabio Grosso, who arrived at the beginning of September on the Lyon bench in place of Laurent Blanc . The transalpine coach will not have resisted Lyon’s current difficulties and it is therefore Pierre Sage, director of the club’s training center, who will be on the OL bench this Saturday at Bollaert. A priori, he will have the opportunity to prove to the president of Olympique Lyonnais, John Textor, that he can turn things around since he will also be the coach of the Lyon team on Wednesday during the trip to Marseille.
16:06 – Lens wants to forget Arsenal
The players of RC Lens had a very complicated time on Wednesday evening on Arsenal’s pitch in the Champions League, losing heavily against the Gunners (6-0). A rather unexpected heavy setback for the Lens team, which won the first leg (2-1) in September. The northern club hopes that this is just a blip and intends to bounce back this Saturday against OL on the 14th day of Ligue 1, against a team that has been in great difficulty since the start of the season.
4:00 p.m. – Hello everyone!
Hello and welcome to everyone to follow one of the posters for the 14th day of Ligue 1 between RC Lens and Olympique Lyonnais. The kick-off for this meeting will be given at 5 p.m. on the lawn of the Bollaert-Delelis stadium by Mr. Turpin.