Dembele penalty gave Lyon derby win

The 124th derby between the bitter rivals did little to suggest either that Lyon can force their way into contention for a European place or that Saint-Etienne can escape the foot of the Ligue 1 table.

Lyon climbed to 10th, six points behind third-place Marseille, ahead of the rest of the weekend fixtures.

Saint-Etienne's seventh straight loss left them six points away from safety.

Lyon will face sterner tests in the coming week as they take on five teams above them: Marseille, Monaco, Nice, Lens and Lille.

Health restrictions meant the derby was played in front of just 5,000 spectators in a stadium that holds 60,000.

Even at home against the last place team, Lyon played Dembele as a sole striker but he did just enough to win the game.

Dembele was brought down by Timothee Kolodziejczak in the 15th minute and then converted the penalty.