After failed HSV return: Karabec shines in Lyon | OneFootball

Adam Karabec was part of HSV's promotion squad and almost spent a second season on loan from Sparta Prague. Instead, his path led him to Olympique Lyon, where he shone on the European stage.

In the Europa League home game against RB Salzburg, the Czech player, who was moved to the right wing, was one of the most noticeable actors. He was involved in many scoring chances, which ultimately resulted in two assists. After just eleven minutes, Karabec intercepted an inaccurate pass from Salzburg goalkeeper Alexander Schlager and crossed it precisely to Martín Satriano, who headed in for 1:0.

After the half-time break, another cross from the 22-year-old resulted in the 2:0 final score. This time Ruben Kluivert completed with the head (57'). Shortly afterwards, Karabec was replaced by Malick Fofana to great applause after his best season performance so far. In previous matches, he regularly set highlights and established himself in the core of the newly formed Lyon squad.

Karabec in Hamburg with Light and Shadow

As recently as summer, OL had been condemned to compulsory relegation. To prevent this, top earners had to be let go and high transfer revenues had to be achieved. Among others, Rayan Cherki, Alexandre Lacazette and Georges Mikautadze left. They were replaced by mostly affordable players, such as Karabec. Sparta Prague loaned him for another year.

Last season, the creative player played for HSV and impressed with his footballing skills and 13 scorer points. However, the performances were too inconsistent. Especially in the last third of the season, Karabec declined. The Bundesliga newcomer therefore refrained from using the purchase option, but tried to arrange another loan deal, which did not materialize.

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Instead of in the relegation battle, Karabec is now proving his qualities in a top team - OL is currently the first PSG pursuer - and in the Europa League. The strength of the team was felt by HSV in the summer preparation. Olympique Lyon won a test match in the Volksparkstadion easily with 4:0.

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