M. Diakhaby has scored a goal for Lyon! Assist by N. Fekir.
SEVEN ON THE NIGHT! Diakhaby heaps even more misery on AZ! The centre-back rose highest from a corner and powered a header past Krul who barely had time to see the ball fly past him.
Fekir whipped the corner into the box, a hat-trick and assist for the striker. Very impressive.
86'
H. Aouar has scored a goal for Lyon! Assist by C. Jallet.
Lyon are controlling possession and are seeing this game out in absolute ease. Another goal on the cards?
Excellent stuff from the Lyon right-back Jallet to set up the sixth goal!
GOAL LYON! The hosts have reached double figures over the two legs of this tie! Aouar is the latest man to get on the scoresheet and put a real gloss on the game. Jallet found time and space down the right and he laid the ball into the path of Aouar who slotted the ball underneath Krul at his near post.
83'
AZ will be desperate for the full-time whistle now, they trail 9-2 on aggregate overall. A romping victory by Lyon who have cruised through to the next round of the Europa League.
81'
C. Tolisso enters the game and replaces L. Tousart.
Third and final Lyon substitution, with Lucas Tousart the man coming off and he is replaced by Corentin Tolisso.
78'
N. Fekir has scored a goal for Lyon! Assist by Darder.
Terrific play from Sergi Darder to gave Fekir a hat-trick on a plate and score Lyon's ninth goal of the two games.
FEKIR HAT-TRICK! The striker rounds off a superb perfomance with a hat-trick! It was great play by Lacazette and Sergi Darder who unselfishly played the ball to his teammate just yards from goal, all he had to do was pass the ball into the back of the net. Great play all round.
77'
W. Weghorst enters the game and replaces F. Friday.
Third and final AZ substitution with Imoh Fred Friday coming off to be replaced by Wout Weghorst.
76'
A. Lacazette enters the game and replaces R. Ghezzal.
Meanhwhile, Lyon make another substitution, this time it is Rachid Ghezzal coming off to be replaced by Alexandre Lacazette.
75'
Fekir is desperately trying to score a third goal tonight and bag a hat-trick but he has struggled to get on the ball during this second half. The ball fell to him at the far post from a corner, but he slices his shot high over the bar.
72'
M. Seuntjens enters the game and replaces A. Jahanbakhsh.
Second AZ substitution with Alireza Jahanbakhsh the man coming off and he is replaced by Mats Seuntjens.
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71'
In all fairnest to AZ, they are still trying to attack and create opportunities to score which will be a positive to the small handful of their supporters who have made the trip from the Netherlands.
68'
The Lyon substitiute Houssem Aouar forces Krul into making a diving save from his long-range shot. The resulting corner comes to nothing, well defended by the visitors.
66'
C. Jallet gets yellow.
Plenty of yellow cards are being dished out by the referee at the moment, with Christophe Jallet the latest player to go into the book.
65'
Both teams are taking this second half at a far slower pace. The game is all wrapped up for Lyon and their players and fans know it. Chances few and far better for both teams in this second period.
63'
H. Aouar enters the game and replaces M. Cornet.
M. Cornet gets yellow.
Yellow card is awarded to Cornet, then he is substituted just seconds later!
Here is the first Lyon substitution of the game, Maxwell Cornet the man coming off to be replaced by Houssem Aouar.
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R. Haps gets yellow.
Second yellow card of the game goes to Ridgeciano Haps for a blatant foul, trying to break up the run of play and buy his teammates some time.
58'
ANOTHER GOOD SAVE! Lopes makes a nice save to deny Alireza Jahanbakhsh this time. It was Garcia who played the ball into the path of Jahanbakhsh, who tried to place the place under Lopes but the Lyon keeper made himself big and got a touch to the shot, which his defenders then cleared.
56'
GREAT SAVE! Lopes is once again forced into action to deny Garcia from close range. The AZ man beat Diakhaby on the touchline, cut inside and fired a shot at goal, but it was straight at Lopes who made a good stop.
55'
Not too many chances to note here in the second half. Lyon are now easing to victory, looking very comfortable. Whilst AZ know they need a miracle to turn this one around.
53'
Both sides will now want to make sure that don't pick up an injuries to key players which could rule them out of crucial league games for their respective clubs. Lyon having already rested several key players already make look to give minutes to fringe players.
51'
After a slow start to the second half, Lyon have finally started to control proceedings once again dominating possession and looking the most likely to score. With a six goal cushion, they can afford to relax!
50'
Before the game tonight Lyon had won 83% of their last six home games in all competitions by at least a two goal margin. They've almost doubled that here tonight already.
47'
CHANCE AZ! Good start to the second half by the Dutch side! Garcia once again the man looking the most dangerous AZ player and he forced Lopes into a good save from close range. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa then gives away a silly foul for Lyon which gives AZ a free-kick in a good position but the ball in is a poor one and Lyon easily clear the danger.
46'
R. van Eijden enters the game and replaces R. Vlaar.
Half-time substitution by AZ as skipper Ron Vlaar comes off to be replaced by Rens van Eijden.
The second half is underway!
45' +1
That's the half-time whistle!
45'
L. García gets yellow.
Levi Samuel Garcia is the first player here tonight to receive a yellow card for a professional foul.
43'
It has been non-stop chanting and noise from the Lyon faithful here tonight. The French supporters would have been full of confidence ahead of the game but after the opening period of this game they will surely be ecstatic!
41'
Not long to go until half-time here at the Parc OL. Can Lyon extend their huge lead even further?
39'
CHANCE AZ! A very good opportunity to score fell to Garcia, but he couldn't connect with the ball as well as he did for his earlier goal. It was terrific link-up play by Jabanbakhsh and Bel Hassani, working their way in the Lyon penalty box, the ball then fell to Garcia around 10 yards from goal but his strikes the ball well over the bar.
36'
Lyon have already matched the scoreline from the first leg and we have only played 36 minutes! Plenty more look on the cards here as well.
34'
Darder has scored a goal for Lyon! Assist by R. Ghezzal.
Rachid Ghezzal really made that goal. The striker didn't allow the AZ defence to get anywhere near him and he played an inch-perfect ball into the path of his teammate who made no mistake from the edge of the box.
LYON HAVE FOUR! The hosts are carving their opponents apart here! Sergi Jarder makes an excellent run, ghosting past Vlaar and then fires a low shot past Krul, who got a hand to the ball but he couldn't stop it from nestling in the bottom corner of the net. Lyon lead 8-2 on aggregate!
33'
STAT: The clubs met for the first time in the opening leg of this tie. The 4-1 loss was AZ's first defeat in four games against French sides (W2 D1 L1). Lyon's record in 11 matches against Dutch teams is W5 D4 L2 (W2 D2 L1 in France).
31'
Fekir is on for a hat-trick here now! He is brought down rather abruptly by Luckassen around 30 yards from goal. The full of confidence Fekir stepped up to take it but his attempt is straight at the wall and AZ manage to clear the ball.
30'
Four goals already here at the Parc OL and we have only played half an hour! In truth, Lyon could have scored more!
27'
N. Fekir has scored a goal for Lyon!
GOAL LYON! Lyon go straight up the other end and score another! Plenty of goals here! Fekir forced Krul into making a superb save, which led to a corner. AZ didn't clear the corner ball and it fell perfectly to Fekir who blasted the ball into the back of the net. It's end to end stuff!
26'
L. García has scored a goal for AZ! Assist by S. Wuytens.
Stijn Wuytens laid the ball off to his teammate who scored a superb goal! Probably not much more than a consolation strike.
AZ PULL ONE BACK! Terrific goal from Garcia! The AZ man drifted past a couple of Lyon defenders, running with the ball from the half-way line, before unleashing an unstoppable drive at goal which left Lopes with no chance. Comeback on?
25'
AZ are enjoying their best spell of the game now. Despite creating no chances at goal, they are dominating possession which will give them a huge confidence boost.
22'
Lyon will be hoping to continue their fine Europa League form into their Ligue 1 campaign. They are well behind PSG in third but Saint-Etienne are only five points behind them in fifth spot. Next up for Lyon is a home tie against FC Metz.
20'
Lyon are pressing hard for a third goal of the night now! It is all the hosts at the moment, every time they venture forward they look like they could put the ball into the back of the net. This could be a long night for the Dutch side.
17'
M. Cornet has scored a goal for Lyon! Assist by C. Jallet.
Jallet unselfishly laid the ball off to Cornet in the box, to give his teammate the perfect chance to score and he made no mistake. Lyon lead 6-1 on aggregate!
IT’S TWO-NIL! Lyon are easing to victory here tonight! It once against comes from errors down the left wing for AZ, but it was excellent play from Lyon. Christophe Jallet cut inside after being given far too much time and space, he got to the byline before squaring the ball across goal for Maxwell Cornet who fired past Krul and into the back of the net.
16'
Sergi Darder and Rafael will be wanting to avoid picking up a yellow card tonight as if they do and Lyon manage to see this game out, they will miss the first leg in the next round of the competition.
14'
Free-kick down the right-wing for Lyon, a good position to get the ball into the box and test this shaky AZ defence. However the set piece is a poor one as it fails to beat the first defender. AZ clear the danger.
13'
This is much better from AZ, they have started to gain possession of the ball and play some nice football, but with no end product as Lyon are limiting them any space in their own half. So far so good by the French hosts.
11'
Jordan Ferri is the skipper for Lyon tonight and he ventured forward and tried his luck from long range, but his effort isn't troubling Krul as it goes high over the bar.
9'
A horrible start to the game by AZ, they are now down 5-1 on aggregate and surely need a miracle to turn this tie around. So far Lyon look very comfortable.
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ALMOST ANOTHER! Lyon have made a flying start to this game here tonight! Maxwell Cornet drifts away from the AZ defenders and almost round Krul and score into an empty net. However the former Newcastle United man is quick off his line and beats Cornet to the ball.
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N. Fekir has scored a goal for Lyon!
There is a terrific atmosphere inside the Parc OL tonight, with the home fans sensing that this game is already wrapped up. However that is a mentality that the Lyon players cannot afford to have and they've started the game well tonight, dominating possession.
PERFECT START! The deadlock is broken within the first five minutes! It was a very sloppy backpass Ridgeciano Haps, he was aiming for Ron Vlaar but the pass was far too slow and Nabil Fekir was able to gather the ball and he only had the keeper to beat! Excellent finish by the Lyon man to open the scoring here tonight, lofting the ball over the helpless Tim Krul.
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At home Lyon have won five of their last six matches and scored an impressive 19 goals in the process. Seven of these goals have come via Alexandre Lacazette, and he has scored at least one goal in each of Lyon’s last seven home games.
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We're underway!
Good evening and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Europa League clash between Olympique Lyonnais v AZ Alkmaar.
Lyon are looking to finish off their Europa League tie against AZ Alkmaar, after beating their opponents 4-1 in the first leg, with Alexandre Lacazette helping his side take a commanding lead back to the Parc OL.
The French side followed this up on Sunday in Ligue 1 with a 4-2 thrashing of Dijon, to make it three wins from their last four matches in all competitions. They have scored four goals in all three of these victories, which is a vast improvement on their run of four defeats in five games that preceded this spell.
However, they currently sit fourth in the Ligue 1 table with a 12-point disadvantage on PSG in third position, they are also out of both domestic cups, therefore the Europa League is the only realistic competition left for them this season.
AZ are also disappointing domestically, with a 1-1 draw at Willem II on Sunday making it just one win in their last five games and leaving them fifth in the Eredivisie. Their away from has been good this season, but they’re facing a very strong attacking side tonight and need to overcome their huge 4-1 defeat from the first leg.
The teams are out here at the Parc OL, kick off is almost upon us. Stay tuned for all of the match action!
HALF-TIME: LYON 4-1 AZ
A perfect first half for Lyon, they dominated the first half and deservedly lead 4-1 at half-time here, giving them an impressive 8-2 lead on aggregate! Lyon have scored through two goals from Fekir and goals from Cornet and Darder. Whilst Garcia scored a consolation goal for AZ.
FULL-TIME: LYON 7-1 AZ (11-2 on aggregate)
After already holding a 4-1 lead after the first leg, Lyon made no mistake here as they romped to an impressive 11-2 aggregate victory over AZ, with Fekir bagging a hat-trick. Surely no team will be looking forward to playing them in the next round!
That's all from us tonight folks. We hope you enjoyed the game!
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