Unbeaten this season and with only one goal conceded, Montpellier advances before the OL with the firm intention to bend the leader Lyon. Jean-Louis Saez, Marie-Charlotte Léger, Andressa Alves and Laetitia Tonazzi gave us their reactions before this match.

Jean-Louis Saez (Montpellier HSC coach): "On a match, everything is possible" "

CDF: Your reaction to the last match against VGA Saint-Maur (5-0 win)?

"Glad to have taken four points, we have not taken any more goals in spite of one or two opposing sides, we are in the continuity of what we are doing, it is always delicate when we attack, we can But overall, I think defensively, we were not too worried, and having scored five goals is always good for confidence. "

CDF: A new card after the victory against Soyaux (6-0). You must be satisfied with these last two benefits?

"Against Soyaux, we had a field that allowed us to play against Saint-Maur, the ground was heavy because of the rain of yesterday.The support was difficult for girls.They are always in trouble when in the game It's not going as fast as it is in the intentions, and we've often been technically lacking and the waste has not allowed us to put the game a little more "

CDF: Next game against Lyon, the shock that everyone expects between the first two teams in the standings. How are you going to approach this meeting?

"We already have the satisfaction of being able to play a game by being two points from Lyon at the end of the first leg, we have a very good run, my team still has some progress to make, Lyon is a big machine. It's part of the best European teams, my team learns but I think that in a match everything is possible, we have prepared ourselves accordingly and we will play a match with our arguments, our values. "

CDF: Are you confident before this meeting?

"Confident not because Lyon is ahead of the game, there is a margin compared to the other teams, and in a league it seems difficult to go to Lyon, now on a match ... We have arguments to make. so it will be necessary to put them in place to have chances to jostle them while trying at the same time to take points on a meeting where Lyon is widely favorite.

Marie-Charlotte Léger (Montpellier HSC striker): "It's going to be a final"

CDF: Your reaction to the last match against VGA Saint-Maur (5-0 win)?

"It is always a pleasure to win, knowing that the four points were important to stay in second place behind Lyon.The next match against them will be difficult.It looks like a final.It would be nice to be first of the championship before Christmas to spend good holidays. "

CDF: In the previous day, you beat Soyaux (6-0). Your opinion about these last two benefits?

"Two good performances because Soyaux was a difficult team to play at the defensive level.They play with five defenders so it was not easy.We knew how to score, be lucid in front of the goal.It's good for the team at the goal average and to put our confidence in. Against Saint-Maur, a feasible 5-0, where we once again knew how to be lucid, Saint-Maur is a nice little team that I I'm sure, will stay ... I think the score could have been 8 or 9-0 but they defended well, it was difficult especially on a lot like that, which was quite fat. "

CDF: Next match against Lyon, the first against the second. How do you approach this match?

"It's going to be a final, why not be first before the holidays to have a good holiday, but then we know that Lyon is a very strong team, but it's not an unbeatable team. play at home, there will be an audience, we will try to take them for, why not, tear off a draw or even victory. "

Andressa Alves (Montpellier HSC striker): "Without doubt the most difficult match for us"

CDF: Your reaction to the last match against VGA Saint-Maur (5-0 win)?

"A very important victory, our goal is to be in the top two places, Paris had seven goals, five of us, but it was a difficult meeting that did not reflect what the 0-5 was."

CDF: Are you satisfied with your performance against Saint-Maur, with two more goals scored in the league?

"I'm happy, I've scored two on the previous day, but the bottom line is that the team played well and we're back with the win."

CDF: Next match against Lyon, the leader. How are you going to approach this meeting?

"Probably the most difficult match for us because it's a six-point game, if we win, we're the leader and if we lose, we'll end up a bit far, we have to attack the game as if it's the last one. and try to put the pressure on because we play at home. "

Laetitia Tonazzi (Montpellier HSC striker): "We really want to do something"

CDF: Your reaction to the last match against VGA Saint-Maur (5-0 win)?

"We took a little bit of time to put the first goal in. After that, the field was not easy, he was super fat and, as we train on a synthetic all week, it was not easy to We tried to produce our game at best, and after the first goal I thought it was easier for us to put a maximum on it. could have been better, but we are still satisfied with our service. "

CDF: A new card after the victory against Soyaux (6-0). Two satisfactory services for you before receiving Lyon?

"Yes, it's important to score and to build confidence, afterwards, in the game, we try to do the best, I think we really have a very good team this year and we'll try to scare Lyon, see if we can impress them, already get a draw and why not be surprised ... To see, we really want to do something and it's not impossible. "

CDF: Just next match against Lyon, the first against the second. How do you approach this match?

"Already we were tackling match after game, Saint-Maur, it was before Lyon and we took the game seriously.We do not ask questions, we train at best all week to prepare our matches to Every time, against Lyon, it's exactly the same preparation, always with a lot of seriousness. "

CDF: For you personally, this match against Saint-Maur was the homecoming. The VGA, where you started 20 years ago. What do you do to come back here after all these years?

"It's warm to the heart, I was happy to come back, there were players who did not know I'd started here, they thought it was Juvisy, I told them no, I started at Saint-Maur: It has not changed, always the same premises and everything, really happy to come back to this legendary club. "

CDF: Former club that you have not spared with a new goal ...

"(laughs) As they say, you have to respect the opponent, so if you can play better and score, you have to, that's how it's football."

Montpellier will receive this Sunday, December 6th Olympique Lyonnais in the shock of this 11th day of D1 Feminine. Kick-off given at 15h.

Photo credits: Nelson Fatagraf