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Over the weekend, the 34th round of matches in the French football championship "Ligue 1" was played, after which the "Lyon" club narrowly missed out on the fifth consecutive title.
This weekend, "Lyon" defeated "Nice" 2-1 at home and now, with just five rounds left until the end of the championship, they are already 14 points ahead of "Bordeaux," who are in second place. "Bordeaux" only managed to play a goalless draw with "Saint-Etienne" on Saturday. Now, "Lyon" only needs to earn 2 points in the remaining matches to secure the title.
In third place after this round is the "Rennes" club, who continue their winning streak. The Rennes footballers defeated "Sochaux" 2-1 at home on Sunday after two goals from Kimo Kallstrom, surpassing "Lille," who were previously in third place but lost two points in a match against "Nancy."
The "Marseille" club missed the opportunity to move up in the league table, unexpectedly losing by a minimal result to struggling "Monaco." The only goal of the match was scored in the 28th minute by Javier Ernesto Chevanton, who has been in great form recently and has scored goals in the last four consecutive matches.
A crucial victory in the battle for survival was also achieved by the "Troyes" club, who are now at a safe distance from the relegation zone after defeating "Metz" 4-2 away on Saturday.
Top scorers: (Place, player, goals) 1. Pedro Pauleta ("P.S.G") 20 2. Daniel Cousin ("Lens") 12 3. Sylvain Wiltord ("Lyon") 11 4-6. John Utaka ("Rennes")10 Araujo Ilan ("Sochaux") 10 Peguy Luyindula ("Auxerre") 10 7-9.Luigi Pieroni ("Auxerre") 9 Peter Odemwingie ("Lille") 9 Fred ("Lyon") 9 10. Vincius De Melo ("Le Mans") 7
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