FRENCH LIGUE 1 AFTER ROUND 27
The title race is getting intense with 11 more rounds left to be played.
Lille’s lead has been reduced by a point.
Paris St. Germain are 2 points from top.
Lyon dropped a position to third after picking up a point at Marseille.
Monaco are now 4 points from the top.
LEADING GOAL SCORERS IN THE FRENCH LIGUE 1
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) – 18 goals
Memphis Depay (Lyon) – 14 goals
Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) – 13 goals
Kevin Volland (Monaco) – 13 goals
Boulaye Dia (Reims) – 12 goals
Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) – 12 goals
RENNES 1-2 NICE
Goal Scorers – Rennes – Martin Terrier 39′
Goal Scorers – Nice Amine Gouiri 19′(pen) Jean-Clair Flavius Daniluc 58′
BORDEAUX 1-2 METZ
Goal Scorers – Bordeaux – Samuel Kalu 14′
Goal Scorers – Metz Thoams Delaine 72′ Vagner 90+1′
DIJON 0-4 PARIS ST. GERMAIN
Goal Scorers – Paris St. Germain – Moise Kean 6′ Kylian Mbappe 32′(pen) 51′ Danilo Pereira 82′
MONACO 2-0 BREST
Goal Scorers – Monaco – Staven Jovetic 76′ Kevin Voalland 90′
ANGERS 2-2 LENS
Goal Scorers – Angers – Lios Dioney 5′ Thoams Mangani 10′(pen)
Goal Scorers – Lens – Jonathan clauss 22′ Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga 90+1′
LORIENT 2-1 SAINT-ETIENNE
Goal Scorers – Lorient – Armand Lauriente 66′ 86′
Goal Scorers – Saint-Etienne – Harold Moukoudi 14′
NIMES 1-1 NANTES
Goal Scorers – Nimes – Moussa Kone 76′
Goal Scorers – Nantes – Ludovic Blas 27′
REIMS 0-0 MONTPELLIER
LILLE 1-1 STRASBOURG
Goal Scorers – Lille – Jose Fonte 87′
Goal Scorers – Strasbourg – Ludovic Ajorque 36′
MARSEILLE 1-1 LYON
Goal Scorers – Marseille – Arkadiusz Milik 44’9pen)
Goal Scorers – Lyon – Karl Toko Ekambi 21′ 
Flavius Daniliuc scored the only goal in the second half to separate Rennes and Nice after a 1-1 draw in the opening half. Nice win 2-1 at Rennes.
It is 5 defeats and a draw in the last six matches for Bordeaux after Metz came from a goal down to get two goal in the final 20 minutes of the game. An injury time winning goal from Vagner handed Metz all three points at Bordeaux.
Paris St. Germain’s response to their defeat against Monaco was a 4-0 win against Dijon. With the gap in league positions between the two teams, we couldn’t have expected any different.
Monaco stayed unbeaten in 13 straight games after a 2-0 win at home against Brest.
Lens secured a point at Angers after getting an equalizing goal in the added time to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Amand Lauriente scored a second-half brace for Loreint to come from behind and secure a 2-1 victory at home against Saint-Etienne.
A ‘1-1’ draw wasn’t what Nimes or Nantes wanted for their objectives. They remain a point apart in the relegation avoidance battle.
Montpellier dropped points for the first time in 4 games after an evenly contested goalless draw at Reims. The result marked a third straight draw for Reims.
Lille got the late goal to avoid defeat at home to Strasbourg, but their lead in the title races has been narrowed.
A win at Lyon would’ve placed Lyon on top of the league. Lyon had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Marseille. ON the balance of play, it was a fair result.
