US EditionLens Survives Lyon Fightback to Reach the French Cup Semifinals on Penalties
Lens reached the French Cup semifinals after a 5-4 penalty shootout win following a 2-2 draw, with Florian Thauvin scoring the decisive spot-kick, officials said.
- On Thursday, Lens beat Lyon 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 French Cup quarter-final draw to reach the semifinals.
- After Lens was reduced to one man, Lyon fought back with Remi Himbert’s stoppage-time equaliser to force penalties at Groupama Stadium.
- Florian Thauvin set the tone early by opening the scoring after 23 minutes and Abdallah Sima doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time, then Moussa Niakhate missed in the shootout as Thauvin scored the winner.
- Lens remain second in Ligue 1, four points behind Paris Saint-Germain, and will host Toulouse next month in the semi-final.
- The Cup's no-extra-time rule produced several shootouts this round, and Pierre Sage, Lens coach who led Lyon to the final two years ago, is one match from repeating that feat.
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Pierre Sage's RC Lens qualified at the expense of Lyon. The French Cup quarter-final between Olympique Lyonnais and RC Lens, broadcast this Thursday, March 5th on France 2, drew 2.37 million viewers, representing a 15.3% audience share, according to data shared by Toute la Télé. A respectable score for the public broadcaster, making it the second most-watched program of the evening, in a particularly busy night of television. The match, won by R…
After leading 2-0 to the half-time, the Nordics became afraid by granting equalization after the additional time. They will face Toulouse in the semi-final of a competition that the club has never won.
After having eliminated Marseille, Toulouse will have to win in Bollaert, where he will challenge Lens for a place in the final of the Coupe de France. Lens eliminated Lyon this Thursday night.
After giving up two goals in the first period, Olympique Lyonnais managed to return to the score and to offer a shot at the goal. In vain. Victorious at the end of the suspense, RC Lens will receive Toulouse on 22 April to try to win a spot in the final.
Pierre Sage's men were effective in leading two goals to the break before finally winning in the goal shooting session. They will face Toulouse in the last square. The other semifinal will oppose Strasbourg to Nice.
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