Benzema sends Lyon into semi

Karim Benzema scored the goal that saw Lyon into the semi final of the French cup, and left the French giants on course to win their first domestic double after the 1-0 victory over Ligue 1's already relegated side Metz.

Man Utd target Karim Benzema's goal was a well taken one, as he picked up the ball and turned quickly to smash the ball home six minutes before half time.

Metz had to work hard to keep Lyon out for most of the game, and it seemed that Lyon could only break Metz's resistance just once.

Late on, Daniel Gygax of Metz could have very easily have grabbed a late equaliser for Metz but luckily for Lyon, keeper Gregory Coupet was in superb form.