Chapter Sixty-Nine: Hitting the Double Crown?

Lyon won 2-0 at home against Besiktas, which was a very desirable scoreline.

Although it is not said to be a stable promotion, at least there is a good chance.

So Fournier quickly shifted his team's focus and turned to Ligue 1 at the weekend.

With a series of good performances this season, Zhang's Instagram followers are also increasing rapidly, and recently exceeded 300,000.

More than half of them are Lyon fans in France, and some Chinese fans have specially registered to follow him.

And after beating Besiktas at home, many Turks came to congratulate him on social media.

"Well done, Chinese!"

"Teach the bastards of Besiktas a good lesson."

"Kill Besiktas, I'm your fan."

As one of Turkey's three giants, Besiktas supports a lot of fans and hates them even more.

Therefore, the people who came to congratulate Zhang Chaoqiang on social media were basically fans of the other two teams, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce.

Galatasaray finished bottom of the Champions League group stage and Fenerbahce was banned from European competition, and they certainly don't want to see Besiktas have a good time.

European fans are so pure.

You say you help your home league earn European points?

That's all bullshit!

In the face of the hatred of the mortal enemy, I only hope that you will die as miserably as possible.

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On March 15, in the 29th round of Ligue 1, Lyon challenged Marseille away.

Marseille were in very good form in the first half of the season, finishing top of Ligue 1 for most of the season.

However, in the second half of the season, they clearly slipped in form and are currently trying to hold on to three places.

Since Monaco has taken the lead in this round of the three points, Marseille must get points at home.

A home defeat would see their lead over Monaco narrowed to within one game, which is dangerous.

When Marseille topped the table early in the season, Monaco were in the relegation zone.

Even in the middle of the season, Marseille were 14 points ahead of Monaco at one point.

Now that they have been reduced to competing with Monaco for the third place, Marseille fans are quite unhappy.

Winning first is not a win, and Marseille fans can be regarded as experiencing this truth firsthand.

Marseille's goal is to win with a draw, and Lyon's goal is to win with a draw.

So the two sides fought hard for 90 minutes, and when the referee blew the final whistle, the score was still 0:0.

Marseille's form in the second half of the season itself was not good, while Lyon spent a lot of energy playing in the Europa League in midweek.

Especially Zhang Chaoqiang, who fought hard for the whole game to finally help Leon win Besiktas, so his performance in this game was mediocre.

Lacazette was very active in the game, but he was never able to break the game alone.

In this way, both sides take one point each, which is considered acceptable.

Marseille are four points ahead of Monaco thanks to this draw, and the advantage is still one game away.

Lyon, for their part, extended their lead over Paris to seven points with this draw.

This round of the game in Paris was played earlier, and they were beaten 3-2 by Bordeaux, who were desperately fighting for the third place.

In addition to the good play of Bordeaux, the loss of Grand Paris was also dragged down by the Champions League to a certain extent.

With a midweek away trip to Chelsea, Paris twice trailed and equalised twice and it took a lot of effort to knock them out, so they can't be completely unaffected.

Lyon also knew that Grand Paris had lost, so they were willing to accept a draw.

The current top six in the Ligue 1 table are:

Lyon 64, Grand Paris 57, Marseille 54, Monaco 50, Bordeaux 48 and Saint-Etienne 47.

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Lyon drew away at Marseille to extend their lead by one point.

Unexpectedly, there was good news in the next two days.

In the Paris defeat away to Bordeaux, Ibrahimovic scored two goals but could not save the team, so he left the game with a curse at the end of the game.

But a big star like him will be closely watched for his words and deeds.

After the game, some media intercepted Ibrahimovic's scolding clip, and after interpretation, it was concluded that he scolded in English, and the basic content was:

"This shit game, shit like referee. Labor and management have never seen such a rubbish country in France......"

At this point, Ibrahimovic was outraged, he made a lot of money on French territory, and then scolded France as the most rubbish country.

Typically, put down the bowl and scold the mother, and scold the cook when you are full.

French fans were very angry, and many people went to Ibrahimovic social media to curse at him, demanding that he get out of France quickly.

Although Ibrahimovic quickly apologized through the official media of Grand Paris afterwards, saying that he was just dissatisfied with the referee and did not target France.

But the fans didn't believe it at all.

Even many people think that Ibrahimovic didn't apologize at all, but just apologized on his behalf by the official media of Paris.

Ibrahimovic has definitely had a bad season this season, being kicked and injured at the beginning of the season, and has been injured since then, resulting in a long-term poor performance in Ligue 1.

In the second half of the season, he finally recovered from injury and regained some form, but it happened again.

By the way, the big Parisian player who was sent off just half an hour after just half an hour at Chelsea in midweek was none other than Ibrahimovic.

If it weren't for the efforts of David Luiz and Thiago Silva, two Brazilian centre-backs, Paris would probably have been out of the tournament.

So back in Ligue 1, Ibrahimovic wanted to prove himself with a goal, but he had no choice but to score twice or be killed.

So he was not happy in his heart, and scolded two swear words, but he was caught.

French officials have issued a statement that they will launch an investigation into the Ibrahimovic swearing.

If this is true, Ibrahimovic will be banned to a certain extent.

Of course, the ban is in the name of insulting the referee.

There seems to be no clause in the official regulations of Ligue 1 that insults France and is subject to a ban.

But in any case, if Ibrahimovic is really banned, the strength of Grand Paris will definitely be weakened to a certain extent.

This is undoubtedly good news for Lyon's title race.

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"Hubert, would you like a cup of coffee?"

"No, thank you."

In the office of the president of the Lyon club, Olas and Fournier sat opposite each other.

After refusing the chairman's coffee, Fournier asked bluntly: "Mr. President, what is the matter with you coming to me?" ”

"It's nothing, I'm just looking for you to talk casually." Aulas picked up the coffee in front of him and took a sip before asking, "How is the team doing lately?" ”

'It's not bad, the overall form of the team is good and there aren't too many injuries. Fournier replied as he pondered the purpose of the chairman's call.

The other party should not be as simple as chatting casually, most of them have something to say.

"I'm sure you've read the newspapers, that Swede is causing trouble for Paris again." Under Olas's mug was a newspaper with a front-page report on Ibrahimovic denouncing France as a garbage country.

"Well, if the Swede is banned, it will help us fight for the title." Fournier casually chimed in.

"I've been told that Ligue 1 officials will ban Ibrahimovic for three to five matches." With a smile on his face, Olas was clearly pleased with Ibrahimovic's suspension.

Then he asked: "Now there are nine rounds left in the league and we are seven points ahead of Paris." ”

At this point, Olas stopped.

Fournier didn't know what the old guy meant, so he thought for a while before he promised: "I will do my best to help the team win the league title, if I can't do it, I will resign at the end of the season." ”

In Fournier's mind, Olas wanted to get a guarantee from him that he would win the championship.

With a seven-point lead in nine rounds, it is indeed a bit unreasonable not to win the championship.

"No, you misunderstood me." Olas declined Fournier's assurances, explaining: "I think the lead in Ligue 1 is clear and we can take European ...... seriously"

"But in that case, we are likely to be inconsistent in the league and even without Ibrahimovic in Paris, their overall quality cannot be ignored......

"I believe in your abilities......"

Aolas's intentions are clear, and he wants Fournier to lead the team to a double.

Ligue 1 winners, Europa League winners, both.

Although the Europa League is not as valuable as the Ligue 1 champion, it is a European championship after all.

You must know that in the entire French football world, only two teams have won the European championship.

In the 92/93 season, Marseille won the Champions League.

In the 95/96 season, Grand Paris won the European Cup Winners' Cup.

If Lyon can win the Europa League, it will definitely be very topical.

And Olas believes that even if the double fails and the final championship is not won, it is definitely not a loss.

Because there is a guarantee.