Improving Lyon Wins 2-0 At Lorient Without Top Scorer Lacazette. Brest Visits Lens – News18

PARIS: Improving Lyon dominated even with out prime scorer Alexandre Lacazette and gained 2-0 at Lorient on Saturday for a fifth victory within the final six French league video games.

Lacazette has 12 league objectives this season however the skillful former Arsenal ahead is nursing a minor thigh damage. He was changed in assault by 18-12 months-outdated Belgian striker Malick Fofana.

Lorient goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo made three first-half saves to maintain the Brittany aspect within the recreation.

He was powerless to maintain out the opening purpose within the 52nd minute, when Argentina’s World Cup-winning left again Nicolás Tagliafico met a cross from the correct with a diving header.

Mvogo was overwhelmed once more within the sixty fifth when ahead Mama Baldé scored a tremendous purpose, chopping in from the correct and ending together with his left foot after latching onto midfielder Maxence Caqueret’s go. The win moved Lyon up one place to tenth.

Later Saturday, shock entrance-runner Brest appeared to strengthen its grip on second place and prolong its unbeaten run to 14 league video games when it visited sixth-place Lens. Brest’s final defeat was away to Monaco on Nov. 5.

Lens performed within the Champions League this 12 months for the primary time since 2002.

Brest has by no means certified for Europe’s elite competitors and by no means completed larger than eighth within the French prime flight.

League chief Paris Saint-Germain hosts Reims on Sunday with league prime scorer Kylian Mbappé wanting so as to add to his 21 objectives.

___

AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Associated Press)