Lyon dumped out of French League Cup by Strasbourg

Lyon suffered a surprise exit from the French League Cup as Bruno Genesio’s side were beaten 2-1 at home by Strasbourg in the quarter-finals.

The hosts, who sit third in the Ligue 1 table behind runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain and Lille, fell behind to an early Ludovic Ajorque spot-kick.

Nabil Fekir wasted an opportunity to level on the stroke of half-time, blazing a penalty over the crossbar after he had been tripped in the area, but Bertrand Traoré latched onto Memphis Depay’s flick to power home a 49th-minute equaliser.

Strasbourg responded quickly, though, as Ivorian defender Lamine Koné headed in his second goal in as many games after netting against Nice in their last league match before the winter break.