Le Guen hails rampant Lyon

'Positive start'
The result brought to an end a run of three consecutive defeats for the French champions and, according to Le Guen, was reward for their bright start. "We began positively tonight, which has not been the case in our last three games," he said. "On each occasion, we have started badly and that has cost us, so tonight, it was important to score quickly."

First-half rout
Lyon effectively secured the win by half-time following strikes from Eric Carrière, Tony Vairelles (2) and Sonny Anderson. Rosenborg's Bent Skammelsrud had a penalty saved by Gregory Coupet before Péguy Luyindula rounded off the scoring.

'One for the fans'
"Tonight's success will obviously help the confidence of the players, and hopefully the fans as well," Le Guen continued. "On Saturday they saw us lose our two-year unbeaten home record in the league [against AS Monaco FC]. Tonight we began what we hope will be a new cycle of victories, and put on a good show for our supporters."

'Home games important'
The Lyon coach was cautiously optimistic about his team’s chances in the group, however, as they must face Internazionale FC home and away next. "Tonight, we had to get ourselves back into contention in this group, and we have done that," he said. "The next three games, particularly the two home matches, are going to be very important."

Vairelles delighted
Recalled Lyon striker Tony Vairelles was upbeat, having justified his recall by scoring twice. "Tonight was very important for all of us, and I am particularly happy with the way it went for me personally," he said. "We began well, which was important after our recent run of results."

Generous in defeat
Le Guen's opposite number, Nils Arne Eggen, was generous in defeat, meanwhile, and congratulated his opponents. "Lyon played a perfect game tonight, and gave us no chance," he said. "It was a real nightmare for us, and we could not even manage to score from our penalty."

'Next to no chance'
Eggen was jokingly pessimistic about his sides' chances of reaching the second group stage. "At the moment, I would say our chance is about nothing, but after the next game, I fully expect it to be around minus five or minus ten!" he said.

Travel sickness
If Lyon were "too strong" on the night, of greater concern for Eggen is Rosenborg's losing streak on their travels. "We have now lost eleven away Champions League games in a row, and this result will only further damage confidence for the future," he said.