Lyon holds Real Sociedad to 1-1 draw in Europa League

Olympique Lyonnais secured a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday, according to multiple reports.

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, à Décines-Charpieu

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Olympique Lyonnais came away with a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday, as reported by several media outlets.

According to Libertad Digital, the visitors took the lead through Oskarsson, but Tolisso equalized in the second half. El País notes that Real Sociedad dropped two valuable points, while Europa Press describes the point as one the Basque side had to accept given their precarious situation.

RMC Sport called it a "triste nul" for Lyon, and franceinfo highlighted the hard-fought nature of the match. L'Équipe's player ratings singled out Tessmann as Lyon's standout performer, with Abner struggling.

In the same round, Marseille surprised Bayer Leverkusen with a 0-1 away win, thanks to a solo effort from Amine Gouiri, according to CNews.

Sources

  1. El PaísLa Real se deja dos puntos valiosos ante el Lyon (new window)elpais.com
  2. L’ÉquipeLes notes de Real Sociedad-OL : Tessmann en tête de cortège, Abner dans la nasse (new window)lequipe.fr
  3. Europa PressLa Real Sociedad da por bueno un punto contra el Lyon (new window)europapress.es
  4. RMC SportReal Sociedad 1-1 OL : Triste nul pour les Lyonnais.. Les Comms RMC (new window)rmcsport.bfmtv.com
  5. franceinfoL'Olympique lyonnais accroche la Real Sociedad en Ligue Europa, au bout d'un duel âprement disputé (new window)franceinfo.fr
  6. Libertad DigitalLa Real Sociedad no puede con el Olympique de Lyon en Anoeta (1-1) (new window)libertaddigital.com
  7. CNewsLigue Europa : Lyon accroche la Real Sociedad (1-1), l’OM crée la surprise à Leverkusen (0-1) (new window)cnews.fr