Lyon came from behind to defeat Nice 2-1 at home in the seventh round of the French championship, surviving the closing stages with 10 players after Keito Nakamura was sent off.
Nice took the lead after 18 minutes when Elye Wahi found the net to put the visitors ahead.
Lyon responded before half-time. Pavel Sulc finished an attack in the 32nd minute to restore parity and send the teams into the interval level at 1-1.
The hosts continued to press for a second goal after the restart and were rewarded when Tanner Tessmann scored to give Lyon the lead.
The goal forced Nice to commit more players forward as they looked for an equaliser, but Lyon’s task became more difficult in the 70th minute when Nakamura received a red card.
Despite being reduced to 10 men, Lyon held on to secure the victory.