France Ligue 1 round up – Lille extend lead while Rennes drop points
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yohan-Cabaye-c37423 missed a great chance to put the home side (Caen) upfront but goals from Aurelien Chedjou, Belgian star
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Moussa-Sow-c26939 secured 3 points for Lille to mark a good week for the leaders, whose manager Rudi Garcia had signed a contract extension just a few days back.
Caen’s top scorer this season, Youssef El Arabi, scored a late goal for the home side but that turned out to be a mere consolation for the side. Caen are still above the relegation zone by a few places but they will have to improve drastically in the last
remaining games to guarantee themselves Ligue 1 football next season.
Stade Rennais remain at third position on the table after they were held to a stalemate by relegation threatened http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AJ-Auxerre-c38247. A fortnight back, Frederic Antonetti’s side lost 2-0 at home to Olympique Marseille and another blow to their title hopes was dealt
by Olympique Lyon with a 1-1 last week. On Saturday, Rennes showed no signs of improvement as Auxerre played confidently and were always a threat while going forward.
AS Monaco were given a boost to their relegation battle as they beat bottom side AC Arles-Avignon 2-0, thanks to goals from Benjamin Moukandjo and Chu-Young Park. Arles had to play almost all of the game with just 10 men after Gregory Lorenzi was sent off
and AS Monaco exploited this to the limit. Monaco are still not out of the woods but must feel they can survive if they pick maximum points in the next few weeks.
Paris Saint-Germain have now gone winless for 6 games after they played a dull 0-0 draw with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Lorient-c39153. Furthermore, their Champions League qualification hopes are now in serious jeopardy after they couldn’t find the finishing touch required to dismantle
a Lorient side, whose keeper Fabian Audard was in sublime form.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AS-Nancy-c38468 held Girondins de Bordeaux to a goalless draw and made sure of the continuity of their great run of form of late. The draw pulls them way away from the relegation scrap. It was pretty dull game and chances seemed a luxury for both sides.
FC Sochaux beat Stade Brest 2-1 in a dramatic encounter. Sochaux got the lead through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryad-Boudebouz-c31970 through a penalty in the 7th minute of the game but Bruno Grougi scored from the spot in the second half to level the score. However, more drama
was yet to unfold as Brown Ideye’s excellent volley in the dying moments of the game gave Sochaux three points and propelled the side in the top half of the table.
In the last game of Saturday in the league, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Souleymane-Camara-c33845 scored a winner in the 75th minute of the game.
As things stand, Lille lead the Ligue 1 standings with 58 points from 29 games while Marseille and Stade Rennais are in second and third place respectively with 51 points apiece. However, Marseille have a game in hand and will be looking to close the gap
on Lille when they face Lens tonight.
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