Lacazette strike hands Lyon the advantage

Alexandre Lacazette’s deflected goal gave Lyon a much-needed win in the first leg of their Champions League clash with APOEL Nicosia last night.

APOEL, the first Cypriot side to reach the last 16, showed no attacking intent — they did not have a shot until the 88th minute — and looked for much of the match like they might hang on.

But Lacazette struck after 58 minutes to give some relief to Lyon, whose poor domestic form has seen them slip 11 points adrift of leaders PSG.