OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS players were forced to face thousands of furious fans following a 4-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
Lyon found themselves rock bottom of the Ligue 1 table with just one point following the humiliating loss.
And fans were far from happy about the situation.
After the full time whistle, and while the players were still on the pitch, a group of ultras sent out a clear message urging them not to "ruin" the club.
One person led with a passionate speech and said: "To you, the Olympique Lyonnais 2023-2024 squad, this message is addressed to you, to some of you already, to those who assume the status of dressing-room leaders.
"The message is clear: if there are leaders in this dressing room, they no longer have the right to remain silent.
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"You're wearing the Olympique Lyonnais jersey. You're the ones who wear the OL jersey.
"Others before you have worn it, glorified it. You don't have the right to tarnish it. Now that the transfer window is over, the squad is here. All we ask is to be by your side.
"But to do that, you're going to have to earn it. We love and respect this shirt. There's only one other thing we ask: to sing your names. Sing them with love, not like we sang the names of the little ******* who have left our club in the last six months.
"We want to sing your names with respect, with love. Because we know you play with love.
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"But we expect you guys to respect our jersey, to pull yourselves up by your bootstraps on the pitch, and if we have to take pills, to do so with our heads held high. Go OL."
Lyon are yet to win a Ligue 1 match this season.
They suffered a 2-1 defeat to Strasbourg on the opening day of the campaign before losing 4-1 against Montpellier.
The club's only point came from a goalless draw with OGC Nice last weekend.
Goals from Kylian Mbappe, Achraf Hakimi and Marco Asensio fired PSG to a comfortable 4-1 win over Lyon, with Corentin Tolisso converting a penalty in the 74th minute as a consolation.
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