Olympique Lyonnais, winner ten times, eliminated in the round of 32 for the first time in its history

The Lyonnaises lost on penalties to the Rémoises (0-0, 10-9) in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France on Sunday.

Thunderclap on French women’s football. Olympique Lyonnais were eliminated as soon as they entered the Coupe de France, Sunday January 12, by Stade de Reims. While neither team found the solution in regulation time (0-0), they were decided in an interminable penalty shootout, during which the 11 players had to take their responsibilities.

After a first miss from Norwegian star Ada Hegerberg at the start of the session, Rhone goalkeeper Laura Benkarth also missed her attempt and sealed the fate of her team.

For the first time in its history, which began in 2004, Olympique Lyonnais, which has won the Coupe de France ten times, is eliminated at the round of 16 stage. This is even the second penalty shootout in a row lost by Joe Montemurro’s players in the competition, they who were eliminated according to the same scenario by Fleury in the semi-final of the 2023-2024 edition.

At the same time, they conceded their first setback of the season, against the 9th team in the Premier League, whom they had beaten 3-0 in the league at the beginning of December.