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Lyon shares rise after club gets Champions League spot
Lyonu00e2u20acu2122s Memphis Depay celebrates scoring their fourth goal during their Ligue 1 match with Caen at Groupama Stadium in Lyon May 18, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic

PARIS, May 20 — Olympique Lyonnais’ shares rose today after the French football club clinched a spot in next season’s top-flight European Champions League tournament, following Lyon’s 4-0 thrashing of Caen in Ligue 1 over the weekend.

Lyon’s shares rose 0.7 per cent in early session trading, with the stock up by around 10 per cent so far in 2019.

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Dutchman Memphis Depay struck twice in Lyon’s win over Caen on Saturday, which put third-placed Lyon on 69 points, four above fourth-placed St Etienne, who secured a Europa League berth with a 3-0 win over Nice. — Reuters

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