PLAYER RATINGS | Montpellier 1-2 Lyon: Caqueret completes the comeback for OL

Lyon were looking to build momentum as they faced Montpellier on Sunday evening, after an impressive week with victories against Marseille and Lille in the Coupe de France. 

Montpellier thought they had gained the early advantage against the run of play with Akor Adams turning the ball home but he was denied by the flag. Before this opening for the hosts, Lyon largely dominated the possession but were unable to create anything meaningful.

The hosts would soon have the breakthrough they were looking for through Nordin. Sylla was able to loft a ball into the box from the left flank and the onrushing Nordin was cleverly able to head the ball home beyond Lopes in the Lyon goal. This goal put Montpellier into the ascendency – OL looked shell-shocked and unable to cope with the counter-attacking threat of Der Zakarian’s team.

Benrahma had his first shot in a Lyon jersey in the 32nd minute but his effort was tame and made an easy save for Lecomte. OL were awarded a free kick late in the first half which was hit by the Algerian which was not too far away but couldn’t test Lecomte. This would be the final kick of the first half with Montpellier going into the break in the lead. 

With the resumption of play in the second half, Montpellier threatened to add a second with Savanier having the best chance of the opening stages. Akor Adams then had a glorious chance to score from three yards but Lopes threw himself in front of the shot to keep his side in the match. Adams had the opportunity of a hat trick during the match but just couldn’t take any of his chances.

On the other hand, Lyon couldn’t create any chances. With five in defence, La Paillade were able to crowd their penalty area and force OL to play wide. This made it difficult for