After resisting the temptation to jettison their manager over Christmas, OL are now reaping their rewards on the field...
Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas has praised general manager Claude Puel and the strong group of OL players for their efforts in defeating Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Aulas resisted calls to sack Puel as the club experienced a very troublesome pre-Christmas period and reaped his reward on Wednesday evening, when les Gones marched past los Blancos 2-1 on aggregate after tying 1-1 at the Bernabeu.
“I want to dedicate this victory to begin with to Claude Puel,” he grinned to the club’s official website. “It is an extraordinary group [of players]. Obviously, on paper, the difference was huge but we were able to show great mental resources and a greater solidarity.
“The moral of this story is you need to know to stay united in adversity. This game does not simply represent an upturn but a real ray of sunshine to look beyond. All this was unexpected.”
Wednesday evening was a great night for les Gones, as Girondins de Bordeaux slipped to a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Auxerre in Le Championnat, really opening up the title race, while their woman’s team progressed to their Champions League semi-finals too.
“Tonight we managed everything, with the girls victory in the quarter-finals of the Woman’s Champions League, the victory of the boys and Bordeaux, who were caught out by Auxerre. Wednesday, March 10 can change everything.”
Les Gones will wait with great anticipation to find out their quarter-final opponents in the Champions League as they have never previously reached the last four.
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