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Lens Cruise Into French Cup Quarters, Endrick Sends Lyon Through

Lens won 4-2 over Troyes with Abdallah Sima scoring twice, while Lyon beat Laval 2-0 with five goals in five games from Real Madrid loanee Endrick.

  • On Tuesday, Feb 4, 2026, Lens beat Troyes 4 to reach the quarter-finals with Abdallah Sima scoring twice.
  • Endrick, the 19-year-old on loan from Real Madrid, has scored five goals in five games and helped Ligue 1 club Lyon beat Laval 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals.
  • A late own goal by Laval goalkeeper Maxime Hautbois turned Afonso Moreira’s effort into his net, sealing Lyon's 2-0 win after a run from Pavel ulc in the 80th minute.
  • Strasbourg will host Monaco on Thursday when the quarter-final draw is made, and other winners included Toulouse, Lorient and Nice, which rallied to beat Montpellier 3-2.
  • Lens remain on course for a domestic double, with Paris Saint-Germain eliminated earlier by Paris FC in the Coupe de France.
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OL beat Laval (2-0) while the Sangs and Gold won Troyes (4-2), on Wednesday night. Toulouse, Nice and Lorient also won their ticket.

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By JEROME PUGMIRE - Endrick scored his fifth goal in as many games as Lyon beat Laval 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the French Cup quarterfinals. The Brazilian striker collected a loose ball near the area after a brisk run by midfielder Pavel Šulc, effortlessly evaded a defender, and unleashed a powerful left-footed shot into the top left corner. Endrick, 19, is on loan from Real Madrid until the end of the season after deciding he needed more playi…

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Goal a goal is getting Endrick to remember him day in and day out at Real Madrid. The Brazilian needed to play, came out in the winter market and is not missing the opportunity: in five games, the '9' has become the leader of the Olympic de Lyon, to which this Thursday he has guided the quarterfinals of the French Cup.With 0-0 in the scoreboard in the Stade des Lumières until the 80th minute opposite the Laval, of Ligue 2, the striker invented a…

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Brazil forward Endrick scores again as Lyon reaches French Cup quarterfinals

Endrick makes it five goals in five games as Lyon beats Laval 2-0 to reach the French Cup quarterfinals.

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The Brazilian scored this goal to give Lyon the pass to the quarterfinals of the French Cup.

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France24 broke the news in France on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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