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In France, all 10 matches of the fifth round will take place on Wednesday, five of them started at 20:00 Lithuanian time, the rest at 22:00. "Lyon" beat "Auxerre" 2-1 at home. Tete scored the opening goal for the hosts in the 29th minute. Karim Toko Ekambi doubled the lead in the 72nd minute. However, Peter Bosz's players had to nervously cling to their lead after Mathias Autret scored for "Auxerre" in the 80th minute. "Lyon" managed to hold on to the victory and temporarily climb into the top four.
French champions PSG had no trouble in Toulouse, where they beat the local team 3-0. Neymar scored in the 37th minute, Kylian Mbappe in the 50th minute. Both forwards scored after accurate passes from Lionel Messi. Juan Bernat added a goal in the 90th minute.
Other results: "Monaco" 2-4 "Troyes," "Angers" 2-4 "Reims," "Montpellier" 2-0 "Ajaccio," "Strasbourg" 1-1 "Nantes," "Lille" 1-2 "Nice," "Marseille" 1-0 "Clermont Foot," "Lens" 5-2 "Lorient," "Rennes" 3-1 "Brest."
