After his suspicious remarks on the Lille-Dortmund referee, Olivier Létang learned that he would not be worried by UEFA.
“When there was the appointment of the referee, I saw that he was Swiss-German and I found it quite special. At halftime, he spoke exclusively in German to Dortmund players. But again, I don’t want to make controversy. »»
Thus spoke Olivier Létang about
Sandro SchärerReferee of the knockout stages of the Champions League lost on Wednesday on its land by LOSC against Borussia (1-2). A result synonymous with elimination for the Northern President and his club. Words that were analyzed by the UEFA disciplinary committee which finally chose not to move.
As confirmed The team This Friday, Olivier Létang therefore escaped the opening of a disciplinary case. Independent, the Commission did not open a file against the Lille manager. And yet, UEFA has hardly appreciated the media outing full of innuendo of the former PSG. In any case, the latter is argued a new problem, he who was recently sanctioned by a month of firm suspension and another suspended for having seized the arm of the fourth referee during the 16th finals of the Coupe de France between Lille and OM.
Champions League objective
Olivier Létang will no longer have the opportunity to put himself in the media forward this season in the Champions League since Lille was therefore released by Dortmund. An end of adventure full of regrets for the Dogues who had nevertheless achieved a good blow by tearing off a week earlier in Germany. In front of the display board on Wednesday, they ended up cracking and were overthrown by their opponents.
Fifth in the Ligue 1 ranking, just two points from a direct qualifying place for the next Champions League, Lille will now be able to devote herself exclusively to her C1 objective since he only has the championship to play. Still nine games to play for the men of Bruno Genesio.
