Olympique Lyonnais have been relegated to Ligue 2, French football's financial watchdog (DNCG) said on Tuesday following an audit of the club.Lyon were provisionally demoted by the DNCG in November for financial mismanagement and the decision was confirmed on Tuesday.

Olympique Lyonnais has officially been relegated to Ligue 2, not for sporting reasons, but due to financial instability. Following a hearing on Tuesday, France’s financial watchdog DNCG confirmed the administrative relegation it initially threatened back in November.

A monument.Earthquake this Tuesday evening in the football world: Olympique Lyonnais has been relegated to Ligue 2 by the DNCG after reviewing its case!Provisionally relegated this winter, the club