Lyon players celebrate after their 7-1 victory over Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb
France’s betting watchdog said Thursday that “no particular anomaly” had been found during their probe into Lyon’s shock 7-1 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb, which included the fastest ever hat-trick in Europe’s premier football competition.
France’s online gaming authority ARJEL opened their investigation after the match in Zagreb on Wednesday night which gave the French side a surprise ticket to the last 16 of the competition at the expense of Ajax Amsterdam.
It was a remarkable rescue for Lyon who went into their final Group D game three points behind Ajax and needing to make up a goal difference of seven if they were to reach the knockout rounds.
ARJEL said that after the match they had “proceeded to examine betting patterns on the French market. In the light of analyses carried out today by the French regulator, no particular anomaly was recorded”.
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