Lyon advances after impressive trouncing of AZ Alkmaar

Lyon brushed away the limp threat of AZ Alkmaar by completing a 11-2 aggregate victory at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.

Thursday's 7-1 win came courtesy of a Nabil Fekir hat trick and a goal apiece from Maxwell Cornet, Sergi Darder, Houssem Aouar, and Mouctar Diakhaby. The home side regularly showcased stunning, flowing incisiveness as evidenced in Fekir's third:

The comprehensive result goes little way in hushing Bruno Genesio's critics in the French press, however, due to his apparent tactical indecisiveness and his side's inconsistent form which sees Les Gones some 16 points adrift of table-topping AS Monaco in Ligue 1.

This season's continental efforts are a marked upgrade on last term though: when Lyon shamefully finished bottom of a Champions League group which comprised of Zenit St. Petersburg, Gent, and reeling Spanish outfit Valencia.

The unseeded draw for the Europa League Round of 16 takes place Friday.