After two beating defeats against Paris (1-6) and Lens (1-0), the Greens managed to win an encouraging draw against Brest (3-3). The derby against Saint-Étienne in Lyon was on the horizon. As every week, or almost every week, ASSE’s communication service offered a video inside the weekend. This time, the derby ASSE-OL reserved an exceptional scenario with a Stéphanois victory at the key. From the first few minutes, the men of Eirik Horneland imposed an intense rhythm on an outdated Lyon team. In an atmosphere of electric derby, Lucas Stassin quickly opened the score at the 10th minute of a superb lead on a Petrot center, bringing his total to 11 goals in Ligue 1 this season. Saint-Étienne continued his momentum, proving himself dangerous in verticality. Davitashvili missed the break at the 36th minute, while the uninspired OL set only one shot in the first period, repelled by an attentive Larsonneur. The game turned at the 23rd minute with an initial escape from Stassin for a sole on Tolisso. The VAR finally reduced the penalty to a yellow card, a contested decision, especially after Tolisso’s exit on stretcher. Shortly before the break, an interruption of almost 20 minutes was caused by a projectile touching an assistant referee, thrown from the Henri-Point gallery. The referee threatened to stop the meeting permanently in the event of a new incident. In the second period, while Lyon seemed to be back, Stassin scored a second goal in 67th on a roll-up after an adverse defensive mistake. Despite superior Lyon possession, the Greens were more effective. Tessmann narrowed the gap to 76th, but the Stéphanois defence resisted to the end. This important victory for the ASSE gives renewed hope in the race to maintain, while the OL leaves with doubts. On Saturday, the fans gathered in Geoffroy Guichard to motivate the players and Louis Mouton on the eve of a derby: “It’s always the same feeling, even if it’s been 2-3 times that we see it is amazing. I think it’s only here that it happens. It’s a derby, it’s a separate game. We’ll have to use this energy to hang the 3 points. We know this can kick off our season in a good way. These 3 points will be decisive in our quest for sustainability and in the territorial gain between the Lyons and us.” Maxime Bernauer, who lived his first derby, was impressed by the