Fekir fires Lyon back to Ligue 1 summit
Sunday, February 22, 2015
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Nabil Fekir earned Olympique Lyonnais a 1-0 win against FC Nantes that sent his side back to the top of Ligue 1, before Olympique de Marseille drew 2-2 at AS Saint-Étienne.
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• Olympique Lyonnais move back to the top of Ligue 1 with a 1-0 victory against FC Nantes.
• Nabil Fekir's 67th-minute strike proves enough for OL to hurdle Paris Saint-Germain.
• Lyon captain Maxime Gonalons misses a penalty in added time.
• Hubert Fournier's men end a run of three consecutive draws.
• Olympique de Marseille lie third after 2-2 draw at AS Saint-Étienne.
• Mevlüt Erdinç hits leveller for fifth-placed St-Étienne in added time.
• Michy Batshuayi had earlier put Marseille 2-1 up with second-half double.
• OM sit four points behind Lyon and two shy of Paris Saint-Germain.
• Seventh beat eighth as Montpellier Hérault SC prevail 2-0 at EA Guingamp.
• Morgan Sanson and Kévin Berigaud inflict a first home loss on hosts since 22 November.
• Substitute Djamel Bakar fails to convert from the spot late on.
• Bottom side FC Metz secure a 0-0 draw at Stade de Reims.
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