Lyon moved to within four points of Ligue 1 leaders Lille with a crushing 4-0 win over Nancy
But there are injury doubts ahead of meeting Real
Lyon closed the gap on Ligue 1 leaders Lille to four points with a crushing 4-0 win over Nancy, which also boosted confidence ahead of next week's UEFA Champions League meeting with Real Madrid.
A first-half opener from Yoann Gourcuff and second-half efforts from Jeremy Pied, Miralem Pjanic and Jimmy Briand secured the comfortable win.
But Lyon also have a significant injury worry ahead of their Champions League last-16 first-leg match against Real after Lisandro Lopez suffered a thigh injury in training on Thursday.
Lyon took the lead through Gourcuff's 37th minute volley from Jeremy Toulalan's pass, which gave Nancy goalkeeper Damien Gregorini no chance.
Nancy had the opportunity to equalise, but Youssouf Hadji saw a penalty saved by Lyon goalkeeper Remy Vercoutre, who had been called up due Hugo Lloris' illness.
Pied's 77th minute header, Pjanic (86) and Briand, deservedly in the 89th minute, made sure of the points.
