Lyon shares fall after Champions League loss to Zenit

By Reuters • Updated: 09/12/2019

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group G - Zenit Saint Petersburg v Olympique Lyonnais - Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia - November 27, 2019 Olympique Lyonnais' Jason Denayer reacts after the match REUTERS/Anton Vaganov - Copyright ANTON VAGANOV(Reuters)

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PARIS (Reuters) – Olympique Lyonnais’ shares fell on Thursday after the French soccer club’s defeat to Zenit St Petersburg in Europe’s top-flight Champions League tournament.

Lyon’s shares were down 1.3 percent by 0815 GMT.

Zenit St Petersburg secured a 2-0 home win over Lyon on Wednesday, to stay in the hunt for a place in the Champions League knockout stages.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Alison Williams)

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