Lyon climbed to third in Ligue 1 with a 2-0 victory over Angers at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, extending the visitors’ winless run to four matches.
The hosts appeared to have been awarded an early penalty when Zachary Athekane went down under a challenge from Jordan Lefort inside the area. However, referee Marc Bollengier reviewed the incident on the pitchside monitor and overturned his original decision.
Lyon controlled the opening stages and created two further opportunities before the half-hour mark. Ernest Nuamah was denied by Anthony Lopes, while Julien Duranville’s attempt went wide of the side netting.
Angers had struggled to impose themselves but came close to taking the lead 10 minutes before the interval. Prosper Peter found space for a close-range effort, but his shot struck the left post.
That miss proved expensive three minutes later when Lyon broke the deadlock. Angers failed to clear a cross into the penalty area and Nuamah reacted quickest to the loose ball. After taking a touch, he guided his finish into the bottom-left corner to give Lyon a deserved advantage.
The goal strengthened Lyon’s position, with the home side having won their previous six Ligue 1 matches in which they scored first. They almost doubled their lead shortly after the hour mark, but Duranville’s first-time effort from just inside the area curled narrowly past the left post.
Angers had produced either a clean sheet or conceded five goals in their recent matches. A second heavy defeat never appeared likely, given their determined defensive performance, but they offered too little going forward to seriously threaten a comeback.
Lyon finally secured the points five minutes from full-time. Corentin Tolisso met a corner with a glancing header and sent the ball into the net, allowing the home side to play out the closing stages with a two-goal cushion.
The victory was Lyon’s eighth consecutive home win against Angers in all competitions. It moved them two places higher in the Ligue 1 table and left them three points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
Corentin Tolisso was named Flashscore’s Man of the Match.