Lacazette leads Lyon past Reims, Angers go second
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Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette atoned for another missed penalty by scoring the game's only goal on Saturday in a 1-0 victory at home to Reims in France's Ligue 1.
Lazacette blasted a first-half spot-kick against the woodwork before netting just his second goal of the season shortly after as Lyon avoided a UEFA Champions League hangover on a particularly damp afternoon at the Stade Gerland. It was just a second win in seven games in all competitions for OL, who pulled to within five points of Paris Saint-Germain, after they had suffered a damaging 1-0 home defeat against Valencia in Europe four days earlier.
Elsewhere, promoted Angers continued their terrific start as they climbed to second, two points behind PSG, following a 1-0 win over Bastia.
Guingamp ensured Troyes remained winless as the Brittany outfit claimed a 1-0 victory, while bottom side Gazelec Ajaccio drew 2-2 with Toulouse. Nice's match against Nantes was abandoned at the start of the second half, with the score 2-2, due to heavy rain on the south coast.