Dimitri Payet and Jerome Boateng were furiously staring at each other, standing head to head like rams. In the background, you could see the terrace packed with Olympique Lyon fans in the red mist of flares.Payet demandant un trophée à Boateng . #OMOL #Olympico pic.twitter.com/AMIko3zHac— Fan de foot (@Fan_2_FoOt) May 1, 2022 Then the camera turned to Olympique Marseille’s coach, flamboyant Jorge Sampaoli, who was yelling, enraged by the sidelines, dressed like some vicious Santa from the slum.And all that in not more than 20 seconds.Wow!Sampaoli arrancó muy abrigado vs. Lyon pero entró rápidamente en calor… Su equipo perdió 3-0 en casa en la #Ligue1xESPN. pic.twitter.com/6XmCR96ZXE— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) May 1, 2022 This scenery, as if it was taken out from some Guy Ritchie motion picture, is perfect to describe the ludicrously unique taste of the Clash of the Olympics – the derby between two teams with the prefix Olympique in their name.MON: 22.00: (1.75) MAN UTD (3.70) BRENTFORD (5.51)This time, the visitors dominated the game at the colourful Velodrome and triumphed unexpectedly 3-0. But the final score is not of such importance, but rather the specific atmosphere surrounding the whole game.
Chants and screams, harsh tackles, along with some familiar names worldwide, were the main ingredients of this encounter that can not be filed under formidable football. Moreover, the outcome didn’t change a lot on the table, nor there was a lot at stake in the first place, but pride is undoubtedly the subject number one in the battle of the two Olympics.
And those three goals – all scored in the second half – from Lukeba, Dembele, and Toko Ekambi declared Lyon’s massive and meaningful victory despite the fact they’re 10 points aloft of their namesakes even after Sunday night.
On the other end, disappointed Marseille can still hold on to a runners-up position and, hopefully, secure the Champions League group stage next season.