OL’s technical director, Matthieu Louis-Jean, called last Sunday’s lost meeting against Saint-Étienne (2-1) “a catastrophic arbitration”. He criticized the referee’s error in canceling the red card addressed to Lucas Stassin for a sole on Corentin Tolisso’s ankle. This error was confirmed by the Technical Directorate of Arbitration. However, the Lyon leaders did not want to stay there and decided to file an appeal with the Competition Organizing Commission. According to the AFP, OL asked the COC not to record the result of the derby lost against the Stéphanois. However, OL knows that their chances of getting a new match organised are very low. However, the leaders see this as an opportunity to raise awareness in French arbitration, particularly as four last crucial confrontations approach. The club now hopes to be arbitrated in the fairest way possible.

In addition, the Lyon club also criticized the resumption of the meeting after the assistant referee, Mehdi Rahmouni, was hit by a coin thrown on his head. During a crisis meeting, OL reported that the safety of its players was not ensured during this interruption. However, this request has not been heard and players must now focus on the next match against Rennes, which is the first of the four “finals” to win a place in the Champions League.