Décines-Charpieu (France) (AFP)

Worn by the duo Moussa Dembélé-Houssem Aouar, Lyon qualified on Wednesday, despite a very average performance, for the semifinals of the League Cup after their home victory (3-1) in front of Brest, in the quarterfinals. final.

In a low-level match, disputed in an almost deserted stadium, confirming the decline in popularity of the Rhone club (12th in Ligue 1), the presence of OL in the last four of the event is all there is to remember as the Lyonnais have still not erased the shortcomings posted this fall.

And the magnitude of the score (7-0) against Bourg-en-Bresse (National, 3rd div.) Is a sham after a first period that had been difficult.

Against Brest, Dembélé gave OL the advantage in the 19th minute with a cross shot from the left ahead of the exit by goalkeeper Donovan Léon after a pass from Aouar who scored the second goal (56).

The former Celtic striker scored his 13th goal of the season there in all competitions, giving credence to the comments made earlier today by his president Jean-Michel Aulas rejecting the idea of ​​a start this winter.

Moussa Dembélé, still very dangerous in the 64th minute, had already scored twice Saturday at Bourg and was involved in two other goals.

In addition to his assist and his goal, Aouar, who brought the score to 2-0 by taking a center delivered by Kenny Tete, also signaled himself by a shot hitting the crossbar (42) before creating a great opportunity a minute later (43).

Even if it does not deliver very successful performances, it is at least present in the good shots. Saturday in Bourg, he also contributed to Dembélé's two goals and scored himself.

- An unreliable defense -

Faced with an adversary who left the holders at rest, Lyon still gave no guarantees on its ability to reach, by May the podium of the French championship, without reinforcements from the January transfer window .

The defense, like the duo Joachim Andersen-Jason Denayer was still hesitant in the face of somewhat fierce opposition.

The disagreement of the two central defenders with goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu could have allowed Gaëtan Belaud to score (33) while Samuel Grandsir took advantage of Denayer's slowness to reduce the gap despite the closed angle (2-1, 86) .

But at the very end of the game, the Brazilian Jean Lucas still ensured the qualification of Lyon from a right shot (3-1, 90 + 1).

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