Lorient vs Lyonnais preview - Fournier thinks pressure is showing

Hubert Fournier fears his Lyon side are feeling the pressure of being top of Ligue 1.

The young OL team have so far kept their rivals at bay, drawing their last two games against Monaco and Paris St Germain to stay two points clear of PSG ahead of Sunday's trip to Lorient.

Lyon's performances have not been quite so impressive of late, leading to claims they have run out of steam.

But Fournier told The Ligue 1 Show on BeIN Sports: "I don't think we're tired. Our opponents have been studying the way we play and they're setting themselves up in a very solid way against us.

"Also maybe now that we're top - and this is the most troubling aspect - maybe the players are feeling pressure and that's shown in certain games."

Fournier was keen to take the pressure off his side and pile it on Laurent Blanc's PSG.

He said of the reigning champions: "Honestly, the way they've been playing in the last three or four weeks, they're starting to look a lot like the PSG of last season.

"They're maybe still a bit inconsistent in some games, but they've got a certain amount of room to move that we don't possess. The title should really be PSG's when you consider the money they've invested and the quality of their squad."

Lyon will once again be without 21-goal top scorer Alexandre Lacazette, who remains sidelined by a hamstring problem but could return next weekend.

Sixteenth-placed Lorient have been inconsistent but put some welcome distance between themselves and the relegation zone with a 3-1 victory over Reims last weekend.