O’Brien rose highest to nod in the goal that gave Lyon their first win this term on 67 minutes.
SEVEN-TIMES FRENCH champions Lyon ended their wait for a first Ligue 1 victory of the season by beating 10-man Rennes on Sunday as fellow strugglers Clermont and Metz also won.
The Cork native, who arrived at Lyon from Crystal Palace in a €1 million deal in August, followed that up with his first goal for the side on Sunday. Advertisement The second half was closely contested but offered up few big chances, until the decisive moment of the match arrived 22 minutes after the break.Despite some nervy moments at the end, when ‘keeper Anthony Lopes came to their rescue, Grosso’s men clung on to their first win of the Ligue 1 season.Although, the Italian said that he was “not happy today”, but would only be “happy in the end when I, hopefully, get the club out of this situation”.
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