Lyon 4-1 Monaco: Rudi Garcia's men claim three points at the Groupama Stadium
Daily MailOlympique Lyonnais were in devastating form as they demolished visiting Monaco 4-1 to move up to sixth in the Ligue 1 standings on Sunday. Rudi Garcia's side, who are not playing in any European competition this season, prevailed thanks to goals by Memphis Depay, Houssem Aouar and a Karl Toko Ekambi double while Monaco could only respond with a Wissam Ben Yedder penalty. Lyon beat Monaco at the Groupama Stadium in their eighth game of the 2020-2021 season Lyon's narrow victory over Strasbourg last week proved to be the turning point for the club Lille missed an opportunity to reclaim the lead earlier on Sunday when they were held 1-1 at Nice and stayed behind PSG on goal difference. In Lyon, Depay opened the scoring with a low crossed shot after being set up by Aouar, unveiling a t-shirt with the message 'Virgil - Stay strong my brother' in support of Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who suffered a serious injury against Everton in the Premier League earlier this month. Memphis Depay, Karl Toko Ekambi and Houssem Aouar all scored for Lyon Wissam Ben Yedder provided Monaco with their only goal of the evening as they lost Toko Ekambi doubled the tally in the 34th, finishing off form close range after collecting Tino Kadewere's cross.