Brest lose out to Lyon

Lyon edged out Brest in a close win on Sunday, 4-3, on to matchday 29 of the Ligue 1. To this matchday, Pierre Sage's team came from a win, and Éric Roy's team came from two wins. Romain Del Castillo runned the show.

Corentin Tolisso opened the score with 18 minutes on the clock.

In the 60th minute, Steve Mounié fired home for Brest. After 64 minutes, Romain Del Castillo fired home Éric Roy's team second goal, from a direct free kick. After 67 minutes, Brest extended their lead with a goal from midfielder with a right-foot strike inside the penalty box. After 70 minutes, Alexandre Lacazette scored the second goal for Lyon, from a corner. Alexandre Lacazette now on a scoring streak of 3 consecutive games. With 79 minutes on the clock, Nicolás Tagliafico struck for Pierre Sage's team, with a left-foot strike inside the box. In the closing stages of the game, Pierre Lees-Melou saw a red card after receiving his second yellow in the final minutes of the game, Lyon saw Nicolás Tagliafico get sent off due to accumulation of yellows. In time added on, Maitland-Niles scored the last goal of the match, from the penalty spot.

After the result Brest are 2nd in the table, with 53 points, while Lyon sit 7th place, with 41 points. Next up, Pierre Sage's team visit Paris SG, whilst Éric Roy's team will play at home against Monaco.