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Lyon clinch derby win, Marseille beat Sochaux

Jimmy Briand's late strike earned Olympique Lyonnais a 2-1 success against derby rivals AS Saint-Étienne, after fourth-placed FC Nantes and Olympique de Marseille both triumphed.

André-Pierre Gignac enjoys his winner for Marseille
André-Pierre Gignac enjoys his winner for Marseille ©AFP/Getty Images

Jimmy Briand found the net in added time to hand Olympique Lyonnais a 2-1 success away against Rhone derby rivals AS Saint-Étienne, while FC Nantes triumphed again and Olympique de Marseille returned to winning ways.

Beaten in their six previous home derby meetings with Lyon, St-Étienne were hoping for a different outcome this time but fell behind when Alexandre Lacazette struck from a rebound early in the second half. Romain Hamouma equalised with an acrobatic finish, yet heartbreak awaited Les Verts as Briand headed in a Yoann Gourcuff cross in the 93rd minute to lift Lyon up to seventh, two spots above their hosts.

Nantes lie fourth, meanwhile, having impressed again in a 3-0 victory at FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Vincent Bessat broke the deadlock close to half-time before Papy Mison Djilobodji and Filip Djordjević weighed in with goals to give Les Canaris their fifth win in seven league outings. As for Marseille, they celebrated a first win in eight matches in all competitions as an Andé-Pierre Gignac penalty settled a 2-1 defeat of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.