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Today, eight matches of the 31st round of the French championship were played. EuroFootball.com presents brief descriptions of them.
1-2
4' (0-1)
18' (1-1)
84' (1-2)
In the central match of the round, competing for a place in next year's UEFA Cup, Marseille players unexpectedly defeated Lyon, who had been leading the tournament so far. Lyon missed the opportunity to secure the top spot on the tournament table after their draw with the underdogs yesterday. Marseille took the lead early in the match after Didier Drogba's goal, and despite Lyon equalizing the score, the visitors managed to take three points from Lyon.
2-1
27' (1-0)
36' (2-0)
40' (2-1)
A surprise victory was achieved by the lower-ranked Bastia club in the match of mid-table teams. Bastia scored two goals first, and although Nice managed to reduce the lead before halftime, they didn't have enough strength to snatch a victory.
1-1
80' from 11 m. (0-1)
87' (1-1)
Bordeaux, who made it to the UEFA Cup quarterfinals, failed to beat Strasbourg. Losing this match, Bordeaux players seem to have lost the chance to enter next season's UEFA Cup tournament, so their only hope is to win this year's UEFA Cup.
1-0
Milenko Acimovic 57' (1-0)
In uneventful mid-table Ligue 1 matches, Lille celebrated a 1-0 victory at home and added three points to their points tally.
5-0
5' (1-0)
18' (2-0)
51' (3-0)
66' (4-0)
87' (5-0)
In the match between the two bottom teams in the table, the largest difference of the round was recorded. Metz simply outplayed their opponents with a 5-0 result. The most significant contribution to this victory came from Metz's attacker Toifilou Moulida, who scored three goals and completed a hat-trick.
1-0
31' (1-0)
Another surprise was recorded in the 31st round. Bottom-ranked Montpellier unexpectedly defeated Lens 1-0 in the battle for a place in Europe next season. The only goal of the match was scored by Habib Bamogo in the 31st minute.
3-2
16' (0-1)
35' own goal (1-1)
68' (2-1)
75' (3-1)
90' (3-2)
The capital's team PSG managed to recover from last week's failure and took advantage of the leaders stumbling once again. After this victory, PSG is only three points behind Lyon and four points behind Monaco.
0-0
The most uneventful match of the round was played at the Municipal Stadium, where the hosts Toulouse played a goalless draw with Sochaux, who are in fourth place.
