Lyon reclaim top spot, Monaco go third
Lyon returned to the top of France's Ligue 1 on Sunday evening with a 4-2 win away to Reims. Paris Saint-Germain had thrashed Lille 6-1 on Saturday to go three points clear but Lyon answered that as Corentin Tolisso and Alexandre Lacazette put them 2-0 up only six minutes in.
Maxime Gonalons' own goal soon pegged them back but it was 3-1 20 minutes in when Clinton N'Jie scored. That is how it stayed until the dying stages when Mickael Tacalfred's own goal padded Lyon's lead before Gaetan Charbonnier pulled one back. The result sees Lyon top on goal difference - they are four goals better off than the defending champions - but PSG have a game in hand.
Yannick Carrasco's clinical 36th-minute opener paved the way for Monaco to retain third place with a 3-0 away win at doomed bottom club Lens. Carrasco finished a powerful run by firing past home keeper Remy Riou to give his side the lead and strikes from Anthony Martial and Bernardo Silva sealed a convincing win.
It was a welcome return to winning ways for Monaco whose poor home draw with Rennes last weekend had left their push for a UEFAChampions League qualifying place in doubt. However, Saint-Etienne remain hot on their heels - two points behind - after a 1-0 victory over Montpellier. Max Gradel netted the game's only goal after 20 minutes at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.