Everton out of Europa League after Depay completes humiliation in Lyon

Everton crashed out of the Europa League with two Group E games left to play as they were beaten 3-0 at Lyon.
The former Chelsea forward Bertrand Traoré, who had netted the winner in Lyon’s 2-1 victory at Goodison Park a fortnight ago, opened the scoring midway through the second half, before substitute Houssem Aouar and former Manchester United man and Everton transfer target Memphis Depay wrapped things up.
The 80th-minute dismissal of Morgan Schneiderlin, following a second yellow card, capped another awful night for Everton, who also had Cuco Martina taken to hospital after the full-back fell awkwardly. Martina was able to fly back from France with his team-mates on Thursday evening after undergoing scans, no little relief given the distressing scenes when, after several minutes’ treatment on the pitch following a heavy fall, the Dutchman was carried from the field wearing a neck brace.
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