Olympique Lyonnais won through to the Coupe de la Ligue quarter-finals with a 3-2 win over ten-man Amiens SC, with Moussa Dembélé (pen. 20′), Bertrand Traoré (45+2′) and Martin Terrier (60′) getting their goals.
Amiens SC 2-3 Olympique Lyonnais 
THE MATCH
Bruno Génésio heavily rotated his Lyon line-up, with this match falling between tricky Ligue 1 Conforama encounters against AS Monaco and Montpellier Hérault SC, but a youthful Gones side began confidently against their hosts, with Dembélé stinging Matthieu Dreyer’s gloves early on before Pape Diop blazed over on the follow-up (10′). Lyon took the lead from the penalty spot ten minutes later, with Dembélé converting after Khaled Adénon had fouled Traoré in the box (20′). Yellow carded for his clumsy challenge, Adénon was then given his marching orders by referee Karim Abed for a second bookable offence, this time for a foul on Diop (26′). A goal and a man to the good, Lyon duly turned up the pressure, and nearly doubled their advantage when Tanguy Ndombele burst into the box and let fly, but Dreyer proved equal to the recent France international’s shot (37′). Ndombele turned provider before the half was out, though, teeing up Traoré on the counter-attack, who finished with aplomb (45+2′).
Amiens dig deep
Amiens goalkeeper Dreyer has played second fiddle to Régis Gurtner this season, only featuring in cup competitions with the club vice-captain preferred in the league, but he looked nothing if not match sharp, and reacted well early in the second half to tip Martin Terrier’s effort over the bar (51′). There was nothing he could do when the former LOSC midfielder made it 3-0 on the hour, though, with Marçal and Dembélé combining to devastating effect to leave Terrier with a tap-in (60′). To Amiens’ immense credit, they pushed hard in the final half hour. Dreyer’s opposite number was forced into a point-blank save from Eddy Gnahoré following a corner (63′), and was then picking the ball out of his net when Jason Denayer deflected Rafal Kurzawa’s free-kick helplessly beyond his reach (70′). Yassin Fekir – younger brother of Nabil – came on for his debut late on (86′), but it was too late for him to make much of an impact. Instead, it was Cheick Timité who had the final say, forcing home what proived to be a consolation (90+1′) as it ended 3-1.
THE PLAYER: Moussa Dembélé
Dembélé was an absolute livewire at the Stade de la Licorne. The former Celtic striker initially found competition for an attacking berth quite fierce after arriving from Scotland in the summer, but has found his feet in recent weeks. He had four shots at goal on Tuesday – a game high – and looks ready to fill the void left by Mariano Diaz’s departure to Real Madrid.
THE STAT: 100
Lyon maintained their 100 percent record against Amiens. The sides have previously met three times in the league, with Lyon winning each clash to the tune of seven goals scored and just two conceded.
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