Maxwel Cornet fires Lyon to convincing victory

Maxwel Cornet netted a brace as Lyon strengthened their grip on third place in Ligue 1 with a 3-0 win at Marseille.

Cornet put OL ahead at the Stade Velodrome with a fine finish in the 24th minute.

Balotelli went down in the box shortly after as he was challenged by Jeremy Morel and beat his fists against the turf at referee Ruddy Buquet’s verdict that it was no penalty.

But the home side’s momentum was then hit as Caleta-Car pulled back Martin Terrier and Buquet brought out a red card.

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