Lyon have the chance to get their season back on track when they visit rock-bottom Evian in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Les Gones started their league campaign with consecutive victories over Nice and Sochaux before they went down to a 1-0 defeat by Reims last week.
That was followed by their exit from the Champions League in midweek after a 4-0 aggregate defeat to Real Sociedad.
Today captain Maxime Gonalons acknowledged Lyon need to get back to form tomorrow against a side who have taken just one point from three games this season.
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He told reporters: ``It is a big game on Saturday against Evian, we have to get back into the flow to stop this negative spiral.
``It is not easy because we do not have a lot of recovery time.
``It is never easy to play this game, it is a small derby.
``They have a great desire, they go ahead and do not let go.''
Evian have lost their last two games after drawing with Sochaux in their first game of the season and last week they went down 2-1 to Rennes.
They need to accumulate some points if they are not to repeat the struggles of last year.
Coach Pascal Dupraz said: ``Obviously, we hoped for a better start to the season than this one.
``I still think our efforts deserved a better outcome, except for the first half against Rennes.
``But still, it is not by chance.
``If we are there (bottom), it is for a reason. We must therefore strive to achieve results.''
Of tomorrow's opponents, he added: ``We did not expect to be last when we play against Lyon. This adds to the difficulty of the moment.
``Lyon made a good start to the season, despite the defeat against Reims, where they were clearly unlucky.
``OL have high ambitions in the league, they are going to come to win.
``As for us, we will try to stay very focused and determined to erase the difference between the two teams.''
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