Lyon to the 1/4-final for the French Cup after a pause of 6 years

Although difficult, Lyon qualified for the 1/4-finals in the French Cup tournament. Kids beat 2:1 as guest Montpellier and reached the last 8 in the race for the first time since 2012 when they won the prize.

Major coach Bruno Jensio made five changes in his lineup, compared to a 3:2 win over Monaco on the weekend. Maxwell Corne, who opened the score in the 13th minute, took the chance. He received a pass from Bertrand Traore and surprise the home keeper Benjamin Lecomt with a shot in the near corner. That was a 4th goal in the season for the 21-year-old striker. Montpellier equalized very soon with the fall of Paris Saint-Germain, Nathanamo Icone. He scored after assisting Paul Lasne. In the 27th minute, however, Pedro Mendesh fouled Nabil Fekir in the penalty area and Lyon`s star realized a penalty. During the second half, Antoni Lopez made some important rescues, and Memphis Depay missed the decision for the benefit of the guests. Even more tense was the match by questions - soccer tips between Metz and Caen. At the regular time, the game ended 1:1, and in the overtime the opponents exchanged another goal. This resulted in penalty shootouts where guests showed stronger nerves and fought for a place for the 1/4-finals.

In the other matches, Lance scored 1:0 over Troyes, while the third-placed Shabley eliminated the same level of score on the fourth level of French Grenville. French League Cup, 1/8-Finals:

MONPELLI - LION 1:2

0:1 M. Corne (13)

1:1 G. Icones (22)(1:1 in a row, 2:2 after extra time)























































2:1 N. Ru (108)

2:2 I. Diomande (114)

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LANS - TROY 1:0

1:0 K. Lopez (70)

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SHAMBLI - GRENVIL 1:0

1:0 L. Dycor (51)

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