Lyon put their Ligue 1 title challenge back on track by beating bottom club Grenoble 2-0 at home.
Bastos and Delgado scored second-half goals
Lyon put their Ligue 1 title challenge back on track ahead of a UEFA Champions League clash with Bordeaux by beating bottom club Grenoble 2-0 at home.
Michel Bastos and Cesar Delgado scored at the start and end of the second half to see off Grenoble, who had Bostjan Cesar sent off in between the goals.
Lyon began brightly and Brazil international Michel Bastos created a chance in only the third minute, sending in a free-kick from the edge of the box which Brice Maubleu dealt with competently.
Nine minutes before the break Ederson's corner was not properly punched away by Maubleu and with the goal at his mercy, Bastos looked set to open the scoring - only to ludicrously miss the target.
He made amends, however, just three minutes after the restart. With neither side having made a substitution at the break, Ederson tried his luck from the edge of the box.
Maubleu saved, but allowed Bafetimbi Gomis to collect the loose ball and cut it back for Michel Bastos who fired it in.
Lyon had chance to extend their lead after 56 minutes, Gomis being set free to the right, taking on a defender but firing off target.
Grenoble's task got harder in the 76th minute when Cesar retaliated to a foul by Ederson and was duly dismissed.
On 82 minutes Lyon were in again. Milivoje Vitakic won the ball from Ederson but let the ball slip away to Anthony Reveillere who missed the target from six yards with the goal gaping.
It was Hugo Lloris who made the save of the match, however, with four minutes left. The Lyon keeper brilliantly denied Grenoble substitute Laurent Courtois and the visitors' chance had gone.
Lyon made sure of the win in added time when Miralem Pjanic and Delgado teamed up with the latter keeping his composure to finish off a wonderful move.
