Lyon overcame APOEL Nicosia’s tight defense with a goal from Alexandre Lacazette to win 1-0 in the home leg of their Champions League round of 16 match on Tuesday.
Lacazette fired a powerful shot that deflected off APOEL defender Paulo Jorge to loop over goalkeeper Dionisios Chiotis and under the bar in the 58th minute.
APOEL, which made history this season by becoming the first Cypriot team to reach the knockout phase, frustrated Lyon with some outstanding defending before conceding that unlucky goal.
Lyon will visit APOEL in the second leg on March 7.