PARIS — Second-placed Lens made it 10 straight home wins in the French league after beating struggling Auxerre 1-0 on Saturday. Lens extended its unbeaten league run to nine games but still leads third-placed Marseille only by two points after the southern side beat Lorient 3-1 at home for a sixth straight league win. Second place secures an automatic place in next season’s Champions League, while the team finishing third enters the competition via the playoff rounds. It was the Nigeria striker’s 12th league goal, moving him one ahead of PSG’s Neymar and one behind top scorer Kylian Mbappé of PSG. It was Lyon’s second straight home defeat.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2023 22:14 UTC