US EditionLyon Down Nice to Boost Ligue 1 Title Bid with 13th Straight Win
Lyon has won 13 consecutive matches across all competitions, moving five points ahead of Marseille and showing strong team discipline under coach Paulo Fonseca.
- On Sunday, Olympique Lyonnais beat Nice 2-0 at home, securing a 13th straight win in all competitions, extending their unbeaten run since December 7.
- After narrowly escaping relegation last season, Lyon's rebuild under coach Paulo Fonseca focuses on discipline and work ethic led by captain Corentin Tolisso, with new signings slotting in quickly.
- Corentin Tolisso, midfielder and captain, scored from a counterattack with a curled shot into the left corner, and Noah Nartey added a second in the 64th minute after a failed clearance, while Lyon kept a fourth straight clean sheet.
- The result moved Lyon five points clear of fourth-place Marseille and keeps them involved in the French Cup and Europa League, despite sitting six points behind PSG and seven behind Lens.
- Post-Match, fighting briefly broke out, stewards and riot police intervened, and Endrick, teenage Brazil striker , did not play.
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The Lyon coach was celebrated by the fans on Sunday after the success against Nice (2-0), which allows his team to distance the OM in the podium race.
Lyon hosted Nice in the 22nd round of the French league and won 2-0. It was the seventh consecutive victory for the third-placed team in the league. They scored goals from Corentin Tolisso at the end of the first half and Noah Nartey in the 64th minute.
By JEROME PUGMIRE PARIS (AP) — After narrowly escaping relegation for financial reasons last season, resurgent Lyon is on an impressive run, securing its 13th consecutive victory in all competitions with a 2-0 home win over Nice in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Lyon was without teenage Brazilian striker Endrick due to suspension. But he was hardly missed, as midfielders Corentin Tolisso and Noah Nartey scored the goals for third-placed Lyon, which notched …
A round night full of excitement for the Olympian of Lyon, which imposed 2-0 on Nice and stretched its impressive streak of victories: there are already 13 consecutive.
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