Coupe de France shock as fifth division Bourgoin Jallieu take out Ligue 1 Lyon

paul myers

Wed, 15 Jan 2025, 5:24 pm·2-min read

Lyon boss Pierre Sage said fifth division Bourgoin Jallieu deserved their Coupe de France victory against his Ligue 1 side.

Fifth division Bourgoin Jallieu beat top flight Lyon on penalties on Wednesday night to advance to the last-16 of the Coupe de France.

The match ended 2-2 after extra-time and Bourgoin Jallieu won the shoot-out 4-2 to launch wild celebrations among their supporters at the Stade Pierre Rajon.

Lyon fans ripped out seats from the stands, threw them onto the pitch and fought with home supporters before riot police moved in to quell the clashes.

"I was never a talented player and I turned out at this level," said Lyon boss Pierre Sage. "So I know all the things that go with playing at this level. We didn't do the necessary things for playing against an amateur club like this.

"During the first-half we didn't do enough. We didn't play with any sense of pride or honour and Bourgoin Jallieu deserve their victory.

Blame

"I'm not pointing the finger at any one in particular. There is only one thing that we now have to live with and that is shame. Shame in front of our friends and families.

"Shame in front of people who love this club. Shame in front of the people who came to the stadium and shame in front of the world in general.

"It is a duty to beat a team that operates four divisions beneath us and tonight we didn't do what we were supposed to do."

In the two other games between fifth tier opposition and Ligue 1 clubs, Paris Saint-Germain scored twice in the closing stages to see off Espaly 4-2 and continue the defence of their crown.

And Strasbourg needed a penalty shoot-out at the Stade de la Colombière in Épinal, north-eastern France to beat Thaon who were playing in the last 32 for the third time in four years.