Olympique Lyonnais was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France by Bourgoin-Jallieu, a modest National 3 club (5th division), on penalties (2-2, 4-2 tab). A real humiliation for the Lyonnais, unable to win against the amateurs from Isère.
Despite a 2-1 advantage twenty minutes from time, OL were caught behind after a defensive error from Warmed Omari. In a penalty shootout, executives Alexandre Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso failed against Ronan Jay, the Bourgoin goalkeeper. According to Opta, this is the first time that Lyon has been eliminated in the Coupe de France by a team not playing in the top four divisions.
The Trojan sensation against Rennes
Troyes (Ligue 2) created a surprise by beating Rennes (1-0) at the Stade de l'Aube, qualifying for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Hero of the evening, Rafiki Saïd had an eventful evening: after causing and missing a penalty (27th), he redeemed himself by scoring the only goal of the match from close range (56th).
In difficulty for several seasons and 15th in Ligue 2, Estac regains some light thanks to this victory. For their part, Jorge Sampaoli's Rennes, despite a few chances and a post found by Amine Gouiri (41st), were unable to reverse the trend.
The other results of these 16th finals
Among the other results, SU Dives-Cabourg (N3) beat Le Puy (N2) 1-0, Le Mans (National) and Guingamp (L2) also qualified after the suspense on penalties. Note the qualification of Nice (L1) which dominated Bastia (L2) 1-0.
Strasbourg, Angers, and Toulouse confirmed their status as Ligue 1 clubs by winning respectively against Thaon, Quevilly-Rouen and Laval. For its part, Brest won its duel against Nantes 2-1, while AS Cannes (N2) eliminated Lorient (L2) by surprising Merlus 2-1. Paris Saint-Germain (L1) will face Espaly (N3) in the evening to try to join the qualifiers. As for the match between Haguenau (N2) and Dunkirk (L2), it was postponed due to frost.
