A largest ever defeat in Europe. Probably the most targets ever conceded in a house sport. A outcome that matched the membership’s worst ever defeat in any competitors. Wednesday was a record-breaking day for Lyon – and never within the method they’ve grow to be so used to.
It’s a regarding scoreline for plenty of causes. Initially, it’s one that each membership in Europe will be aware of, so if and after they come up towards Lyon, they’ll take a look at Arsenal’s show to see easy methods to beat this formidable aspect.
Secondly, it is available in a ‘group of demise’. Juventus, whom OL solely beat by one purpose in final yr’s quarter-finals, are additionally on this pool. Most video games will likely be tight, so such a heavy defeat might have even greater repercussions than ordinary.
Nonetheless, this historic loss additionally uncovered how badly this workforce is lacking key gamers. For starters, Lyon have simply two match senior centre-backs.
They’re additionally lacking 2018 Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg and the generational expertise of U.S. ladies’s nationwide workforce star Catarina Macario – amongst many others.
With a big handful of these absentees not anticipated again for a couple of months, it’s a worrying state of affairs to be in.
Now, it is as much as head coach Sonia Bompastor to do the very best she will with these obtainable to navigate what’s going to little doubt be a tough path out of this group – if she will discover it.