Determined to move up the Ligue 1 rankings, Olympique Lyonnais would be delighted to take down AS Saint-Etienne this Friday evening. But on the other hand, does the Rhone club really have an interest in seeing its rival go down to Ligue 2? Opinions are rather divided.
The controversy of the week illustrates the state of mind of some supporters of Olympique Lyonnais. ” They are in agony… Finish them off! “, Could we read on the banner of the Lyon 1950 group, without pity for AS Saint-Etienne despite the disagreement of the management. The leaders will therefore be delighted to learn that other fans do not approach this derby with the same opinion. On the south side, Thierry Greco, vice-president of the OL Canuts group, admits that a relegation of the current red lantern would deprive him of one of the events of the season.
“I need my two annual derbies! »
” Like any OL supporter, as soon as the season calendar falls, I watch the two dates of the derby, well before the matches against PSG or OM, told the supporter to the media 20 Minutes. It would therefore piss me off to see the Stéphanois in Ligue 2 because I want this regional supremacy that we keep for six months, provided we win in the direct confrontation on the ground. I have family in Sainté, and work colleagues who are fans of the Greens, and I am all for our chambers with them. No, really, I would miss our best friends. »
An opinion shared by many followers of Olympique Lyonnais, and even internally. Indeed, Bart Ruzza, journalist for the club channel OL Play, refuses to consider next season without the two confrontations against AS Saint-Etienne. ” In L1, I need my two annual derbies! It’s not negotiable “Wrote the host on the social network Twitter. It must be said that in the event of non-qualification for a European competition, the next exercise could be sad if the Greens were to go down.