On February 4, one of the matches of the 22nd round of the French Football Championship took place. Troyes (France) and Lyon (France) met.
Troyes - Lyon - 1:3. French Championship, round 22French Championship, round 22
"Trois" (France) — Lyon (France) — 1:3 (0:1)
Goals: Lopez (62) — B. Barcola (43), Ryan Cherki (59), A. Lacazette (90+3)
Warnings: Tagliafico (25)
The match between Estaque Troyes and Lyon was an exciting game in which Lyon won 3-1. In the 25th minute, Lyon received a yellow card. Later, in the 43rd minute of the match, Lyon took the lead thanks to B. Barcola's goal. They extended their lead just 16 minutes later when R. Cherki hit the net. Estac Troyes tried to answer with a goal in the 62nd minute thanks to Rony Lopez. However, Lyon managed to stay ahead until the end of the match. Both teams were aggressive in terms of substitutions. In the 61st minute, Lyon replaced players to freshen up the attack, M. Gusteau, S. Koumbedi and A. Sarr joined the match, while B. Barcola and H. Auar left the field. Worried about losing by two goals, Estac Trois tried to level the playing field by replacing Rony Lopez with R. Ripart, and shortly after, V. Odober replaced R. Kouame. With the score 2-1 in favor of Lyon, it was only a matter of time before the match was decided. During the substitution, Lyon replaced M. Kakere with K. Lukeba, and D. Lovren replaced J. Boateng on their last move of the match. Estac Troyes still resisted, replacing A. Bruus with T. Balde. However, the game ultimately ended 3–1 to Lyon as A. Lacazette scored in the 90th minute.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Reims - Troyes, Lyon - Lens.
