Captain of Lyon comments on the victory of his team against Auxerre (3-2) this Saturday. “The Champions League? It’s close and far,” declared Lyon midfielder and captain Corentin Tolisso after Lyon’s victory against Auxerre (3-2) in the 31st round of Ligue 1. This is the third consecutive success for Lyon after wins against Lorient (2-0) and Paris Saint-Germain (2-1).
“We didn’t win for nine matches and now we’ve won three in a row. In the end, we’re third. A lot can still happen. I say we need to qualify for the Europa League first. If we manage that, then we’ll see what we can achieve,” he continued. “We were determined to validate the result in Paris even though it wasn’t easy. Every match will be tough until the end of the season. Now we can look more calmly at the matches coming this weekend. We’ve done the job,” added the Lyon captain.
“It’s the final sprint, the ends of seasons are always very intense. Experienced players like Moussa (Niakhaté), Clinton (Mata) or myself, have to bring calm to the group,” he said, while still regretting that Lyon conceded a second goal against Auxerre, emphasizing that “every goal was important.” Lille, temporarily 4th three points behind 3rd-placed Lyon, currently have a better goal difference of +15 compared to Lyon’s +16. This is the first tiebreaker criterion before points from matches between the two teams. On this second point, Lyon is superior to LOSC (two 1-0 victories).
