As the Ligue 1 season comes to an end with four more matches to play, Olympique Lyonnais must finish on a good dynamic to hope to win a place in the Champions League. The Lyons, however, stopped their ambitions by bowing to AS Saint-Etienne (2-1) on the 30th day of Ligue 1, this Sunday. Now sixth in the standings, OL must make a run-off to hope to finish among the top four qualifying places for the Champions League.
Historically, OL have always managed to finish their seasons on a good note in recent years. Between 2015 and 2022, Lyon has always taken at least nine out of twelve possible points in the last four meetings. If the Lyons managed to maintain this series, they could hope to finish in the first four. To do this, you must first win against Stade Rennais, this Saturday (21h05) before chaining with RC Lens, AS Monaco and Angers SCO.
In parallel with these sporting results, the MTP is also financially distinguished. The Paris club is indeed the one that received the most money from UEFA for players summoned to the international selection during the international truces. According to a report published by UEFA on Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain is the Ligue 1 club with the most money (4,425 million euros) ahead of AS Monaco (1,234 million euros) and Stade Rennais (1.062 million euros). On the other hand, OL and OM are far away with around €400,000 and €600,000 respectively.
In another registry, Nabil Fekir saw his career take an unexpected turn after the failure of his transfer to Liverpool in 2018. Despite an interesting offer, the player finally stayed one more year in Lyon before joining the Seville Betis in 2019. Within the Andalusian club, Nabil Fekir quickly became an icon for fans and won the King’s Cup in 2022. However, the former Lyonnais decided to take the lead in the Middle East last summer, following a trend that has been confirmed for several years for many players in Europe.
After an almost finished season with his Al Jazeera club, Nabil Fekir won a first trophy in the United Arab Emirates. The Abu Dhabi-based club won in the UAE League Cup final last Saturday against the leader of the Emirati championship, Al-Ahli Dubai, on the 2-1 score. Unfortunately for Nabil Fekir’s club, dreams of title or participation in the League of Asian Champions are now long gone. Al-Jazeera, ranked sixth in three days at the end of the championship, seems far from his original ambitions. Despite this, Nabil Fekir comes out of a full season without a big injury, which is already a success in itself. Former Lyonnais also proved decisive on 12 occasions (8 goals and 4 assists)