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Lyon bag three impressive points on the road in a goal-fest

Lyon run out winners versus Nantes

Lyon defeated Nantes in a win on Sunday, 1-3, in a game relating to matchweek 28. To this matchweek, Antoine Kombouaré's team came from a win, and Pierre Sage's team came from a draw. In the starting XI there was Maitland-Niles.

After 16 minutes, Matthis Abline opened the scoring for Nantes, through a header inside the penalty box.

With 75 minutes on the clock, Alexandre Lacazette fired home for Lyon, with a left-foot shot. In the 77th minute, Malick Fofana struck the second goal for Pierre Sage's team, with a left-foot strike inside the penalty area. Gift Orban netted the last goal in the final minutes of the game with a right-foot shot inside the box. With this strike, Gift Orban reached 15th goals for the season.

After the result Lyon are 10th in the table, with 38 points, while Nantes sit 15th place, with 28 points. In the next fixture, Pierre Sage's team will host Brest. Meanwhile, Antoine Kombouaré's team visit Le Havre.

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Stade de la Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau
Capacity37 473
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Head-to-head
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40% Wins
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36% Wins
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