
Lorient overcome Ligue 1 champions Lille in a tight contest on Friday night
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Late winner kicks off another exciting weekend of top-tier football in France
Nigeria forward Terem Moffi's late goal sealed Lorient a 2-1 win over French champions Lille in Ligue 1 on Friday. The loss left Lille in 10th place ahead of hosting German Bundesliga highflyers Wolfsburg in their Champions League opener next week.
It also ended their fine 10-month run without a loss on the road, prompting their experienced Portuguese defender Jose Fonte to ring the alarm bells.
"It's an unacceptable defeat. We have to do better, show more determination."
Moffi, 22, provided the assist for Armand Lauriente to give the hosts an early edge. Turkish veteran Burak Yilmaz had Lille back level from the penalty spot on 25 minutes after minor contact with Julien Laporte.
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With the game heading for a draw, Vincent Le Goff picked out the tireless Moffi who escaped his two markers to secure the winner in the 87th minute.
On Saturday Paris Saint-Germain face promoted Clermont deprived of Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Neymar after the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.
PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino is waiting on the fitness of Kylian Mbappe, who left the France camp with a calf injury he suffered in their first qualifier of the international break against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
LIGUE 1 - Round 5
Friday
Lorient - Lille 2-1 (1-1)
/Lauriente 7, Moffi 87 - Yilmaz 25 pen/
Saturday
18.00: (1.37) PSG (5.10) Clermont (7.75)
22.00: (2.10) Monaco (3.45) Olympique Marseille (3.50)
Sunday
14.00: (2.70) Montpellier (3.15) Saint-Etienne (2.70)
16.00: (2.65) Brest (3.20) Angers (2.75)
16.00: (2.30) Metz (3.10) Troyes (3.35)
16.00: (3.10) Bordeaux (3.25) Lens (2.35)
16.00: (1.75) Rennes (3.50) Reims (5.10)
18.00: (3.10) Nantes (3.10) Nice (2.45)
21.45: (1.57) Olympique Lyon (4.00) Strasbourg (6.00)
***odds are subject to change
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