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On Sunday, two remaining matches of the 23rd round of the French "Ligue 1" championship took place. Another setback was experienced by the reigning champions "Lyon" club, who are currently struggling to earn points.
1 - 0
90` [1 - 0] Benjamin Nivet
This week, after being eliminated from the French cup (Coupe de France) tournament, "Lyon" hosted "Troyes" who are currently at the bottom half of the league table and after a tough battle, lost with a score of 1-0. The decisive and only goal of the match was scored by Benjamin Nivet for the "Troyes" team in the last minute of the game.
It is worth mentioning that the "Lyon" footballers, who have been the champions of the "Ligue 1" for the past five years and currently leading the championship, have failed to win in the last four consecutive matches. Last week in the "Ligue 1" championship, the Lyon footballers lost to "Bordeaux" and played a draw with the league's outsider team "Nice", and a few days ago, in the last minutes of the match, they lost to "Marseille" and were eliminated from the French cup.
1 - 1
69` [1 - 0] Djibril Cisse
75` [1 - 1] Pedro Pauleta
In the other match, the "Marseille" team fighting for a place in the top three faced the struggling "P.S.G" club. The Marseille footballers playing at home took the lead when in the 69th minute, the French national team striker Djibril Cisse scored a goal, but just 6 minutes later, the attack leader of the Paris team, Portuguese Pedro Pauleta, equalized the score. Neither team managed to score again in the remaining time, so the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
After these drawn matches, the "Marseille" club with 37 points after 23 matches remained in 4th place, while the Paris team, with just 22 points in the same number of matches, continues to be near the relegation zone to a lower division.
