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Lyon claimed a 7-1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb to book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League
UEFA will not be carrying out any investigation into Lyon's 7-1 thumping of Dinamo Zagreb, but French authorities are to launch a betting probe.
UEFA claim their Betting Fraud Detection System did not detect any irregular patterns during a remarkable night of UEFA Champions League action.Lyon entered their final fixture knowing that they had to win big on Croatian soil and hope Real Madrid did them a favour against Ajax.Everything fell into place for Lyon as they ran riot and Real secured a 3-0 victory in Amsterdam.Bafetimbi Gomis netted four times for Remi Garde's side, with his efforts including a seven-minute second half hat-trick.PriorityLyon are now set to take their place in the last 16 of Europe's premier club competition against all the odds.They can also rest easy in the knowledge that UEFA are happy that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding their historic win.A statement from UEFA read: "UEFA is aware of, and has taken note, of the press coverage surrounding yesterday's games and the various allegations made by the media."UEFA also considers the integrity of its own competitions, including the UEFA Champions League, as an absolute priority and pays extra attention to all games."We have also implemented a Betting Fraud Detections System (BFDS) as a tool against match-fixing - a system which monitors 29,000 games a season including all UEFA matches, and utilises data from more than 400 betting companies."For the time being this system has not shown any irregular betting patterns around yesterday's games or their outcome that would justify any inquiry on that front."ChecksWhile UEFA are prepared to move on, The French online gaming authority are to launch a probe into the shock success.ARJEL are 'currently carrying out checks' on the Zagreb encounter.Lyon sporting director Bernard Lacombe reacted angrily to comments made by Ajax in midweek suggesting an investigation should be carried out, but the club have since softened their stance.A statement released by Lyon says the ARJEL probe is "completely in tune with the procedures of the governing body for online betting."The club totally approves of this action that is undertaken whenever a sporting result is considered unusual and we regret that comments have not been confined to the sporting aspect of an incredible achievement both for Olympique Lyonnais and French football as a whole".Read more http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7362474/
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