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Ligue 1 round-up: Lyon leave it late to grab draw at Lorient to keep two-point lead at the top

Lyon striker Clinton Njie celebrates after scoring the equaliser at Lorient
Image: Lyon striker Clinton Njie celebrates after scoring the equaliser at Lorient

Lyon restored their two-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 after Clinton Njie's late goal salvaged a 1-1 draw at Lorient on Sunday.

Cameroon striker Njie netted his second goal in as many games 12 minutes from time to put Lyon on 51 points from 25 games, two ahead of Marseille and PSG, who were also held to draws at the weekend.

Lyon were far from their best in a dull first half during which they failed to create a single chance.

Lorient made them pay when Ghana forward Jordan Ayew headed home from Benjamin Jeannot's cross from the right. That spurred Lyon into action but Benjamin Lecomte denied Nabil Fekir from close range with a superb save.

Njie equalised in the 78th minute after second-half substitute Yoann Gourcuff set up Henri Bedimo on the left flank. The Cameroon defender's cross was met by Njie, who beat Lecomte with a low shot that was deflected off a defender.

Elsewhere, Bordeaux moved above Monaco into fifth with a 1-0 win over Saint Etienne thanks to Diego Rolan's 42nd-minute strike.

Metz remained rooted to the bottom of Ligue 1 after a 2-0 home defeat by Guingamp, Cristophe Mandanne and Jeremy Pied scoring for the visitors. 

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