Lyon hammered 10-man Sparta Prague 3-0 to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory and book their place in a Champions League qualification play-off against Fenerbahce.

Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Lyon turned in a dominant display at Groupama Stadium to move within touching distance of the Champions League proper.

Lyon's first shot on target led to their opening goal in the 20th minute. Captain Corentin Tolisso forced Jakub Surovcik into a save, but Ernest Nuamah was on hand to finish on the rebound.

Nuamah continued to cause Sparta all sorts of trouble, and he was involved as the visitors went down to 10, with Adam Sevinsky receiving a straight red for scything down the winger, who was through on goal.

Lyon made their numerical advantage count after the break.

Lois Openda headed wide before Malick Fofana and Tyler Morton both tested Surovcik.

Morton hit the crossbar with a superb long-range effort soon after, but Lyon's pressure told when Ainsley Maitland-Niles tucked in at the back post from Tolisso's low centre.

Former Liverpool midfielder Morton applied further gloss in the 72nd minute, curling into the left-hand corner to put Lyon out of sight, and Turkish giants Fener now stand in their way.

Lyon lay down a marker

With the second leg of this qualifier at home, Lyon will always have felt confident, even after going down in the reverse fixture last week.

But it took them time to get into their stride. However, once they did click into gear, they were near enough unstoppable.

The Ligue 1 side fired off 19 shots, with 11 of those hitting the target, while they had 26 touches in Sparta's box.

Lyon accumulated chances worth 2.75 expected goals, with 2.49 xG from open play, while Sparta's best chance came in the final stages, when Dominik Greif kept out Santiago Eneme's swerving strike.

Nuamah was particularly impressive, attempting a team-leading seven dribbles and completing four of those, while winning 10 of the 17 duels he contested.