In mixed zone Patrice Lair came back with a lot of hindsight on this showdown against Lyon (lost 1-0). The Parisian coach who had a rather hard, but realistic speech on the gap still present between PSG and OL this year.


The summary of the meeting: Short victory of Lyon who takes a first step towards the title


"We still had a great team tonight, we had some problems with them in the second half, and in the first half, I was not very happy, I think even though we had a tough start. I think our guard [Christiane Endler] gets one in. After that, on the stopped bullets, we were put in danger, which was not normal in my opinion. We had put things in place, and on the first goal, it made me a little upset and my players were not up to the challenge in the first half. the half-time (Geyoro / Diallo entry, against Hermoso / Cruz) to bring a little more impact, may be a little higher, we did a good second half, we had the opportunity to even if Kadi [Kadidiatou Diani] crossed his shot a bit more, I think we come back to the score, but hey I'm pretty happy anyway, did a quality match against a big team (look in the air). [Lyon is] an athletic, powerful and technical team. (breath)

What can I tell you? They are really above. We managed to put them in trouble, it's already good, but I thought I'd hang on. We tried a quarter of an hour late to play with a rhombus very high with four rear but hey we should not do too much too soon because in front it goes to 2000 per hour and a girl like Ada Hegerberg, it starts in the back and as we are not very very fast, it could cause us problems.

Now I hope that my leaders, who were there, have seen all that. It may be necessary at some point after a year and a half, stop taking the second choice and take the first choice because football is that too, it's talent. Whether it's girls or boys at a given time it takes players to kill matches and unfortunately have not. I kept Marie Katoto because she's the only one scoring goals, even on one leg I'm keeping her on the field because she's able to put a head on me, a shot but it was not good the case tonight. But congratulations to Lyon and congratulations to my team too. "


Scoop - You have jostled Lyon as few teams manage to do in Europe anyway?
Yeah ouai ouai (he nods) it's sure we jostled them but in the end, we have zero points and they have three points and Football is that. I would have preferred to jostle a little less and we manage to bring something but good the main it is not there, the main is this second place at the end of the season. To find the Champions League to be able to have a recruiting.


Football Hearts - Is it also in the availability of your players on the field that has been a problem in the development of your game construction? That's what fished tonight against Lyon?
(He raises his hand in the air) No, but the problem is that we have Olympique Lyonnais in front. In my team I have no player who can play in Lyon. We can do it only collectively. It's very hard to play in front of players of that talent. There is really a collective strength and she is athletic. No it's very very high level [Lyon].


Soccer Hearts - In Lyonnaises' efforts were above?
Yes yes, but we got hooked, we did a match ... The goal we take early in the game, I think there are many teams that would have taken four or five. We tried to stay in the game unfortunately we did not manage to get back to the mark that's all. It might have needed more power in front of ...


Football Hearts - Are you missing an attacker by your side with Katoto for example to bring that extra power?
Well that would be good, that would be good. But it's still a while that I'm waiting. I am patient anyway. I hope it will come and we will also make an effort.


Hearts of Foot - This is also compared to the combinations in front of which the team lacked?
Yes, we missed something. I'm proud of my team, they did a good match anyway, they did a good game, we were not ridiculous.


Football Hearts - The real good point about this game is in any case defensively according to you because you could have cashed more goals?
Yes maybe but Chris [Christiane Endler] in goals has been excellent. After that I may have to try Boquete with number 10 (slack of the mouth) and with two attackers but it was a little complicated [to take this risk early in the game]. And then the others are not necessarily in the state of mind to make the efforts repeatedly.