Auxerre goalkeeper Donovan Leon (L) fights for the ball with Lyon ahead Alexandre Lacazette throughout Lyon’s 3-1 win (ARNAUD FINISTRE)
Lyon scored three targets within the second half to win 3-1 at Auxerre in Ligue 1 on Sunday and declare fourth spot within the desk, whereas Saint-Etienne moved nearer to the relegation play-off spot after drawing 3-3 towards Brest.
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A Georges Mikautadze penalty broke the impasse for Lyon in Auxerre on 54 minutes, earlier than Rayan Cherki added a second eight minutes later with a cute curling end.
Lassine Sinayoko pulled one again for the hosts 13 minutes from time to jangle Lyon nerves, till captain Alexandre Lacazette restored the two-goal buffer within the 84th minute.
The win lifts Paulo Fonseca’s aspect into fourth on 51 factors, one forward of Lille and Strasbourg within the race for Europe’s premier membership competitors.
“Issues are going very well,” mentioned Mikautadze.
“We’re working effectively in coaching and that is mirrored within the recreation. It (immediately) was certainly one of our most achieved performances.
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“We’re fourth, we’re within the working for Champions League qualification, and we have got a vital recreation to play within the Europa League.”
Lyon subsequent flip their attentions to a visit to Outdated Trafford on Thursday with their Europa League quarter-final towards Manchester United finely poised at 2-2 after the primary leg.
Elsewhere, Brest’s European ambitions took successful after they drew 3-3 towards Seventeenth-placed Saint-Etienne.
Ludovic Ajorque’s early opener was cancelled out by Lucas Stassin on 16 minutes earlier than Abdallah Sima restored Brest’s lead halfway by way of the primary interval.
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Irvin Cardona obtained the hosts again stage shortly after the half-hour, earlier than Ajorque struck once more to make it 3-2.
However Eric Roy’s aspect have been unable to see out a priceless three factors as Cardona levelled as soon as once more for Les Verts with 10 minutes remaining.
The consequence left Saint-Etienne three factors behind Le Havre within the relegation play-off place.
Le Havre have been then hit for 5 at dwelling by Rennes later within the day.
Azor Matusiwa, Lorenz Assignon and Arnaud Kalimuendo fired the Bretons right into a 3-0 lead contained in the opening quarter-hour.
Junior Mwanga pulled one again for Le Havre earlier than the break, however second-half targets by Musa Al-Taamari and Carlos Andres Gomez put the match to mattress.
Backside-of-the-table Montpellier suffered their twenty second defeat of the season after they went down 2-0 to Angers, who climbed to 14th spot with the win.
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