Le Mans dumped Lyon out of the French League Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 victory.
Lyon suffer shock cup exit, while PSG cruise into next round
Le Mans dumped Lyon out of the French League Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 victory.
Daisuke Matsui scored the only goal of the game to give
Le Mans a famous win over the French champions.
Japan midfielder Matsui netted the crucial goal on 28 minutes with a shot from the edge of the box, as
Lyon struggled to find anything like their top form.
The win sends Le Mans into the semi-finals, where they will face
Lens following their 3-0 home win over
Nancy.
Midfielder Yohan Demont opened the scoring for Lens with a stunning volley on 15 minutes.
That lead was doubled just before the half-time break when forward Toifilou Maoulida netted with a clever lob. Gloss was put on a polished display when in the second half Olivier Monterrubio dispatched from the penalty spot.
PSG progress
Paris Saint Germain cruised into the next round courtesy of a 4-0 defeat of
Valenciennes, despite playing most of the match a man down.
Pauleta opened the scoring from the penalty spot, but PSG were reduced to ten men in just the fifth minute when Mario Yepes saw red for a tackle from behind on Filip Sebo.
However, Valenciennes failed to capitalise and after the half-time interval a double from Amara Diane and a late effort by Jerome Rothen booked PSG's passage to the latter stages.
Auxerre's Benoit Pedretti enjoyed a night to remember against former club
Marseille as his last minute goal proved decisive.
