Lyon have been eliminated from the Europa League following its 2-0 home loss to Celta Vigo in the second leg of the round of 16 (1-1 in the first leg). Lyon were hampered by Moussa Niakhaté’s red card in the 19th minute. Rueda opened the scoring just after the hour mark, before Jutglà sealed the Spanish side’s qualification in additional time. After seven consecutive matches without a win, Lyon now turn their focus to Ligue 1.
Lille suffered the same fate as Lyon, losing at Aston Villa (0-2) after an identical defeat in the first leg. McGinn and Bailey secured the qualification, ending the run of French clubs in the Europa League.
In the Conference League, Strasbourg booked their place in the quarter-finals despite a draw against Rijeka (1-1, 2-1 in the first leg), 46 years after its last appearance at this stage.
In biathlon, Lou Jeanmonnot claimed her first overall World Cup title in Oslo, also securing the sprint globe two weeks after winning the individual one.
In handball, France defeated Spain (29-26) in a friendly match, for the debut of head coach Talant Dujshebaev.
In tennis, 17 year old Moïse Kouamé won his first Masters 1000 match in Miami, defeating American Zachary Svajda (5-7, 6-4, 6-4), ranked 96th in the world.
Finally, in EuroLeague, Monaco won away at Efes Istanbul (98-93), while Paris lost at home to Partizan Belgrade (81-90).