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10/26 18:15 CDT Flix Correia's brace helps Lille crush Metz 6-1 in French
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Flix Correia's brace helps Lille crush Metz 6-1 in French league
PARIS (AP) --- Forward Flix Correia scored a brace and provided an assist as
Lille thrashed bottom side Metz 6-1 in the French league on Sunday to stay
within reach of leader Paris Saint-Germain.
It was the second time this season that the northern side won by at least five
goals after previously routing Lorient 7-1.
Lille lags three points behind defending champion PSG, which moved one point
clear of Lens at the top of the French league with a 3-0 win at Brest on
Saturday.
Still winless after nine matches, Metz remained in last place.
Despite striker Olivier Giroud's absence, Lille was unstoppable after Hamza
Igamane broke the deadlock in the 24th minute.
Hkon Haraldsson, Benjamin Andr and Romain Perraud scored Lille's other goals,
with Ibou San pulling one back for the visitors deep in stoppage time.
Strasbourg lost 2-1 at Lyon and missed the chance to move level on points with
Lens. Lyon is fourth after Afonso Moreira's stoppage-time winner.
Strasbourg played with 10 men after Ismael Doukoure, who had earlier scored an
own-goal, was sent off.
Rennes' winless run continues
Rennes coach Habib Beye's future at the Brittany side is under threat after a
2-1 loss at home to Nice. Rennes' second league loss this season extended the
club's winless run to five matches.
Sofiane Diop got his fifth goal of the season for Nice. He opened the scoring
with a beautiful curling shot after a cut-back pass from Jonathan Clauss, who
turned from provider to scorer just before halftime.
Other results
Struggling Angers claimed a second win this season by defeating Lorient 2-0.
Le Havre bounced back by winning 1-0 at Auxerre after getting thrashed 6-2 by
Marseille last weekend.
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