Defeats, violence and shame: Lyon are at war with the rest of French football
The team were humiliated in the cup, the manager says it’s a ‘tragedy’, the fans are furious and the owner is picking fights
By Luke Entwistle for Get French Football News
As Celal Bozkurt stepped up to take his penalty against Lucas Perri, he would have been forgiven for feeling a sense of deja vu. Back in November, it was his effort that wrapped up a 3-1 win over Lyon II, Les Gones’ reserve side, in the National 3. On Wednesday, he repeated the feat against Lyon’s first team, scoring the first goal in the penalty shootout as fifth-tier side Bourgoin-Jallieu sent last year’s finalists crashing out of the Coupe de France.
It was Lyon fan and Groupama Stadium regular Mehdi Moujetzky’s brace that took the game to extra time and then Bozkurt’s calmly taken spot-kick that got the ball rolling in the shootout before misses from academy products Alexandre Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso saw the minnows advance. “We will have to face our shame, to those close to us, to those who love the club, to our managers, to everyone,” said Pierre Sage, who didn’t warm to the storyline. “The magic of the cup? For us, it is the tragedy of the cup,” added the Lyon manager.
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