US EditionLille crushes Toulouse to maintain Champions League push and Lyon snaps winless run
- On Sunday, Lille climbed to third place in French League One with a 4-0 victory over Toulouse, moving one point ahead of fourth-placed Marseille and securing an automatic Champions League qualification spot.
- Right back Thomas Meunier scored the opener for Lille before American defender Mark McKenzie was sent off early in the second half for pulling back forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo as he ran through on goal.
- Left back Romain Perraud and Fernandez-Pardo scored to capitalize on the numerical advantage, while veteran striker Olivier Giroud sealed the 4-0 result with a late penalty kick.
- In other Sunday action, Nice drew 1-1 at home against Le Havre, with both clubs hovering just above the relegation zone as they struggle to secure their league status.
- Seeking to end a nine-match winless streak, Lyon hosts Lorient later Sunday with coach Paulo Fonseca having benched 19-year-old Brazil forward Endrick, who is on loan from Real Madrid after struggling with recent form.
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The French league players played three more matches of the 29th round today. Lille won 4-0 away at Toulouse, Lyon won 2-0 at home against Lorient, and Nice played 1-1 against Le Havre.
Endorsed this week, the Lille coach said he was "very touched" by the solidarity shown by his players, large winners on the Téfécé lawn.
The LOSC dominated Toulouse this Sunday (4-0) and took third place at the OM. Monaco, defeated on the Paris FC lawn, is the big loser of this 29th day, after the successes of Marseille and Rennes.
Expelled this 12th April against LOSC (0-4) on the occasion of the 29th day of Ligue 1, Mark McKenzie will at least miss the next championship match. And perhaps the semi-final of Coupe de France.
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