Marseille join Lyon, Monaco in last 16

AFP, PARIS: Marseille eased into the last 16 of the French Cup on Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over Montpellier, while Lyon and Monaco also progressed after beating lower-level opposition.
Record 10-time winners Marseille grabbed a fortuitous first-half lead at the Stade Velodrome when Georges-Kevin Nkoudou’s scuffed shot hit Ramy Bensebaini and trickled into the net for an own goal.
Brice Dja Djedje then added a second on 55 minutes to seal Marseille’s passage into the next round, with the draw to be conducted on Thursday.
Earlier, Lyon beat third-tier Chambly 2-0. Bruno Genesio’s side took control of their tie on a freezing evening in Beauvais with two goals from Maxwell Cornet and Mathieu Valbuena in the space of two minutes midway through the first half.
In Annecy, Monaco were taken to extra time by second-tier Evian before the principality side prevailed 3-1.
Lacina Traore headed in just before half-time to give Monaco the lead, but the hosts hit back through Morgan Kamin to force extra time.

Marseille join Lyon, Monaco in last 16

AFP, PARIS: Marseille eased into the last 16 of the French Cup on Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over Montpellier, while Lyon and Monaco also progressed after beating lower-level opposition. Record 10-time winners Marseille grabbed a fortuitous first-half lead at the Stade Velodrome when Georges-Kevin Nkoudous scuffed shot hit Ramy Bensebaini and trickled into the net for an own goal. Brice Dja Djedje then added a second on 55 minutes to seal Marseilles passage into the next round, with the draw to be conducted on Thursday. Earlier, Lyon beat third-tier Chambly 2-0. Bruno Genesios side took control of their tie on a freezing evening in Beauvais with two goals from Maxwell Cornet and Mathieu Valbuena in the space of two minutes midway through the first half. In Annecy, Monaco were taken to extra time by second-tier Evian before the principality side prevailed 3-1. Lacina Traore headed in just before half-time to give Monaco the lead, but the hosts hit back through Morgan Kamin to force extra time.