Maxwell Cornet opened the scoring as Lyon shocked Manchester City in Wednesday's Uefa Champions League clash, defeating the English Champions 2-1 at the Etihad.
The Cote d'Ivoire international was chosen on the right side of attack ahead of Burkina Faso's Bertrand Traore, with summer signing Moussa Dembele also settling for a spot on the bench.
Bruno Genesio's side headed to the Etihad in a poor state, having failed to kick on from their decent 2017-18 campaign.
The French side had picked only two wins from five Ligue 1 games this season. Also, their away form has been a disappointment with a loss to newly promoted Reims and a draw against lowly-rated Caen.