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On Wednesday, nine matches of the 21st round of the French "Ligue 1" championship were played, in which both teams occupying the top two spots in the tournament experienced setbacks.
For the second consecutive time in the French championship, the firmly leading and defending champion "Lyon" club suffered defeat. This time, Lyon's footballers had to admit defeat at home with a score of 1-2 to last year's vice-champion "Bordeaux" club. In the 26th minute after goals from Pablo Francios and Johan Micoud, Bordeaux led 2-0, and Lyon was only able to narrow the gap in the second half, with Fred scoring in the 63rd minute.
Capitalizing on Lyon's misfortune, after this round, the "Marseille" club rose to the second place, defeating the fluctuating "Auxerre" team 3-1 at home. Two goals were scored by the excellent form demonstrating Franck Ribery, and the criticized defender Taye Taiwo added one goal. Meanwhile, in the ranks of Auxerre, the leader of the team's attacks this season, the Pole Ireneuszas Jelen, stood out.
In this round, the P.S.G. club from Paris also suffered another defeat. Despite the appointment of two-time "Ligue 1" champion coach Paul Le Guen last week, the capital club had to acknowledge the advantage of "Lille" with a score of 1-0 away. The only goal of the match was scored by Lille's defender Jean Makoun in the 75th minute.
The "Monaco" club, which has recently demonstrated good gameplay, also suffered a defeat in this round. The principality team could not match the "Rennes" club in front of their own audience and lost 0-2. The goals for the winning side were scored by Jimmy Briand and Etienne Didot in the 49th and 79th minutes respectively.
