Panathinaikos' Marcus Berg kicks the ball after his team's goal during their Europa League play-offs first leg soccer match against Midtjylland at Leoforos stadium in Athens August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
LONDON (Reuters) - Once-mighty Olympique Lyonnais suffered huge embarrassment with a 2-1 home defeat by unheralded Romanians Astra Giurgiu in their Europa League playoff first leg on Thursday.
Lyon, who won seven French titles in a row between 2002 and 2008 and made the Champions League semi-finals in 2010, took the lead thanks to Steed Malbranque on 25 minutes.
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