Marseille cruise in French Cup as Monaco, Lyon advance to last 32
Lyon's French midfielder Khalis Merah (L) fights for the ball with FC Saint-Cyr Collonges French midfielder Arnaud Braillon (R) during the French Cup round of 64 football match between Olympique Lyonnais (OL) and Saint-Cyr-Collonges at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon, south eastern France on December 21, 2025. (Photo by Alex MARTIN / AFP)
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Mason Greenwood scored as Marseille strolled to a 6-0 win
over third-tier Bourg-Peronnas in the French Cup last 64 on Sunday, while
Monaco edged an all-Ligue 1 tie with Auxerre.
Captain Leonardo Balerdi put Marseille ahead before
Greenwood struck on the hour as Roberto De Zerbi's side turned the screw in the
final 30 minutes.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Igor Paixao, Bilal Nadir and teenager
Tadjidine Mmadi were also on target for 10-time winners Marseille, who last
lifted the French Cup in 1989.
"It wasn't perfect but it was a good match," said
De Zerbi.
"It was only 1-0 at half-time and the cup can throw up
some nasty surprises. I was fearing this match but we had the right
approach."
Danish forward Mika Biereth netted both goals as Monaco saw
off Auxerre 2-1, with Strasbourg beating second-division Dunkerque by the same
scoreline.
Lyon eased to a 3-0 win over Saint-Cyr Collonges as Czech
international Pavel Sulc scored twice against their sixth-tier opponents.
Troubled Nice ended a run of nine successive defeats with a
2-1 victory over Ligue 2 promotion chasers Saint-Etienne, while Nantes won 5-3
away to third-tier Concarneau.
Marseille will take on amateurs Bayeux, who play in the
regional sixth tier, the weekend of January 10-11 for a place in the last 16.
Holders Paris Saint-Germain were drawn on Sunday to face neighbours Paris FC, while Lyon can expect a much tougher test in the next round against Lille.

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