Lyon missed a chance to attract degree on factors with third-placed Monaco in Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 2-1 loss at Brest.
Monaco’s draw at Nantes and Lille’s stalemate with Auxerre on Friday gave Lyon an opportunity to climb from fifth into the third and closing computerized Champions League spot.
However Brest, who’re within the high eight of this season’s Champions League desk, bounced again from final weekend’s loss to Angers to maneuver six factors away from the underside three.
Mahdi Camara gave Brest an eighth-minute lead, following in to attain after Ludovic Ajorque’s shot was saved by Lyon goalkeeper Lucas Perri.
Ajorque doubled the hosts’ benefit within the twenty fifth minute together with his fifth Ligue 1 objective of the marketing campaign.
The striker burst onto Camara’s good flicked go to fireside a low strike into the underside nook.
Jordan Veretout pulled one again in first-half added time to offer Lyon hope of a comeback.
However the away facet couldn’t discover an equaliser within the second interval, with Alexandre Lacazette going closest to grabbing some extent when his header was saved out by Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizot.
Later Saturday, second-placed Marseille bid to chop the hole to league leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who host Saint-Etienne on Sunday, to 4 factors after they go to Rennes.
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