Décines-Charpieu (France) (AFP)
Lyon, with a double from Bertrand Traoré, qualified for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue after their victory Wednesday at Groupama stadium over Toulouse (4-1), taking the opportunity to test their reserves.
In front of a sparse assistance, OL, which won its first victory on its ground since November 23 against Nice (2-1), before conceding two defeats against Lille (1-0) and Rennes (1-0) and a draw against RB Leipzig (2-2) on December 10, turned their squad by aligning several players in lack of playing time.
But the correct performance of Amine Gouiri, Ryan Cherki, from the Academy, or the Brazilian Jean Lucas, rookie of the summer but never holder, aligned at the start, did not prove that they could be serious alternatives in the near future.
During a less intense meeting, Jean Lucas still brought the score to 2-0 from a distant shot (17th) for his second goal with Lyon (against Angers, 6-0).
The Lyonnais quickly opened the brand by Bertrand Traoré who eliminated on the same action Moussa Diarra and Ibrahim Sangaré (2nd).
After half time, while the TFC reduced the mark by Kouadio Koné (2-1, 47th), Traoré allowed OL to lead 3-1 after a good job from Martin Terrier (57th) who added a fourth goal for OL (4-1, 90th +1).
Before embarking on an often hazardous winter transfer window, Rudi Garcia tried striker Maxwel Cornet in the position of left-back but his poor performance suggests that he has little interest in this position.
For its part, Toulouse, the red lantern in Ligue 1, conceded its eighth consecutive defeat, all competitions combined.
In addition to Koné's goal, the Toulousains could also have scored on actions by Jean-Victor Makengo and Kelvin Amian stopped by goalkeeper Cyprian Tatarusanu (19, 35).
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