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After three seasons without winning any silverware, Olympique Lyonnais have a great chance to end the barren run when they take on Olympique de Marseille in the final of this year’s Coupe de la Ligue at Stade de France. OL can also dream to do a double which
would be a great thing for a club that has had it rough over the past few seasons.
Jean-Michel Aulas has said that winning the final is of paramount importance for this club. With Claude Puel, Les Gones failed to win anything which significantly tarnished the club’s reputation.
“By not winning anything, he has casted doubt on the ability of OL to be effective,” says Aulas who had been very patient with Puel during his three-year reign.
The Rhone giants now have a great opportunity to draw a line under the three seasons that ended without any trophy. If they manage to win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127, Lyon could dream about doing a magnificent double when they face US Quevilly in the
final of the Coupe de France.
Third place finish in the Ligue 1 is also possible for Lyon. A podium finish will take Les Gones to the UEFA Champions League for next season which would mean that the 2011/2012 campaign would be considered a success.
However, Remi Garde is still careful of his side’s chances and knows that his side will need to be really good against Marseille.
“We were also keen to win this cup because I don’t know what will happen in the future. I have no certainty either about the objective we set earlier this season which was to reach the podium. Saturday would be an opportunity to show that nobody wants to
mess with OL.”
For http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cris-c9486, winning some silverware yet again is a great opportunity to reconnect with a not so distant past.
“It is true that this final if we win, could mark the beginning of a beautiful period,” says the Brazilian who has won a lot of trophies during his time at Lyon.
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