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Over the weekend, the 33rd round of matches in the French football championship took place. After several rounds, the "Lens" club returned to the second position, which they held for most of the season, while the "Lyon" team secured their sixth consecutive league title.
On Saturday, "Lens" hosted the mid-table "Le Mans" club at their stadium and won with a score of 2-0. The goals for the winners in the second half were scored by veterans Eric Carriere and Seydou Keita in the 57th and 89th minutes respectively.
Meanwhile, the "Toulouse" club, which had been in second place until this round and had been performing well recently, suffered a 3-2 defeat away to the "Rennes" team and dropped to third place in the league table. In this match, after Achille Emana scored in the 30th minute for "Toulouse," "Rennes" managed to not only equalize but also turn the result in their favor. Bryan Bergougnoux equalized the score in the 76th minute, but with just over two minutes left until the end of the match, Bruno Cheyrou secured victory for his team with a precise strike.
After this setback for "Toulouse," it became clear that the "Lyon" club had won their sixth consecutive "Ligue 1" champions title this season, holding a 17-point advantage with just three rounds left until the end of the competition.
In a crucial victory in the fight for survival in "Ligue 1" this round, the Paris "P.S.G" club achieved a big step forward by crushing the "Nantes" club at home with a score of 4-0. The winners in this match were Pedro Pauleta with two goals, as well as Jerome Rothen and Pegguy Luyindula with one each.
Top scorers: (Place, player, club, goals) 1. Steve Savidan ("Valenciennes") 13 2. Pedro Pauleta ("P.S.G") 12 3-4. Aruna Dindane ("Lens") 11 Ismael Bangoura ("Le Mans") 11 5-8. Batefimbi Gomis ("Saint-Etienne") 10 Fred ("Lyon") 10 Seydou Keita ("Lens") 10 Mamadou Niang ("Marseille") 10 9-10. Ilan ("Saint-Etienne") 9 David Gigliotti ("Troyes") 9
