Aouar strikes late to send Lyon through to French Cup last eight
Soccer Football - Coupe de France - Round of 16 - OGC Nice v Olympique Lyonnais - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - January 30, 2020 Olympique Lyonnais' Houssem Aouar celebrates scoring their second goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Olympique Lyonnais's unbeaten streak in 2020 continued when Houssem Aouar's last-gap penalty earned them a 2-1 win at Nice and a French Cup quarter-final spot on Thursday.
Aouar converted the spot kick two minutes into stoppage time after Adam Ounas had cancelled out Moussa Dembele's first-half opener one minute from time.
Lyon will take on Olympique de Marseille for a place in the last four with Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain travelling to Dijon and fourth division side Belfort hosting holders Stade Rennais.
Soccer Football - Coupe de France - Round of 16 - OGC Nice v Olympique Lyonnais - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - January 30, 2020 Olympique Lyonnais' Mathis Cherki in action with OGC Nice's Walter Benítez REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
In Nice, Dembele found the back of the net in the 15th minute, firing home from Maxwel Cornet's corner, only for Ounas to make it 1-1 with a splendid strike from outside the area when extra time was looming.
Dante, however, brought down substitute Karl Toko-Ekambi in the box and Aouar fired the resulting penalty under the bar to give Lyon their sixth win in seven matches this year.
Soccer Football - Coupe de France - Round of 16 - OGC Nice v Olympique Lyonnais - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - January 30, 2020 Olympique Lyonnais' Moussa Dembele in action with OGC Nice's Dante and Danilo REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
Soccer Football - Coupe de France - Round of 16 - OGC Nice v Olympique Lyonnais - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - January 30, 2020 OGC Nice's Adam Ounas celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Eric GaillardSoccer Football - Coupe de France - Round of 16 - OGC Nice v Olympique Lyonnais - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - January 30, 2020 Olympique Lyonnais' Moussa Dembele in action with OGC Nice's Dante REUTERS/Eric GaillardSoccer Football - Coupe de France - Round of 16 - OGC Nice v Olympique Lyonnais - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - January 30, 2020 Olympique Lyonnais' Maxwel Cornet in action with OGC Nice's Hichem Boudaoui REUTERS/Eric GaillardSoccer Football - Coupe de France - Round of 16 - OGC Nice v Olympique Lyonnais - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - January 30, 2020 OGC Nice's Ignatius Ganago shoots at goal REUTERS/Eric GaillardSoccer Football - Coupe de France - Round of 16 - OGC Nice v Olympique Lyonnais - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - January 30, 2020 OGC Nice's Adam Ounas in action with Olympique Lyonnais' Rafael REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
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