After receiving PSG in front of 5,000 spectators, Olympique Lyonnais hopes this time to be able to play Friday’s derby in front of 29,000 supporters and will wait until the last moment.
Jean-Michel Aulas did not hide it, the gauges imposed by the government and the sanctions of the LFP following the incident against OM cost Olympique Lyonnais a fortune. “ We were initially deprived of the Marseille match, which represents 4 to 5 million euros in revenue. Then, with the gauges of the match of Paris and Saint-Etienne which arrives, it is nearly 15 to 20 million euros of which we are sanctioned “, confided, on Europe 1, the president of Lyon. However, things have moved slightly in the right direction regarding the gauges in the stadiums, since the adoption on Sunday evening of the text on the vaccine pass is able to get things moving. But this text must now pass before the Constitutional Council before being definitively validated, the new rules being able to be applied by Friday. At least that is what the Government and OL hope. And in view of the derby between OL and AS Saint-Etienne, which will be played Friday evening at Groupama Stadium, that changes everything.
OL will draw lots if Lyon-ASSE play in front of 5,000 spectators
Indeed, among the provisions of this text, the fixed limit of 5,000 spectators must jump and give way to a proportional gauge. For Olympique Lyonnais, this means that as soon as the law comes into force, the stadium will be able to accommodate 29,000 spectators, which is already a big step forward since it would make it possible to accommodate all subscribers. According to Le Progrès, OL is giving itself until Thursday before triggering a plan B, the decision of the Constitutional Council having to intervene within 7 days maximum. If that was not possible, then Jean-Michel Aulas will have to fall back on the famous gauge of 5,000 people, but with a change from the reception of PSG. Lyon will indeed reserve 2,000 places for its subscribers and a draw instead among those who responded to a communication by email a few days ago. The OL-ASSE derby will be remembered no matter what.