Staff Reporter.
Olympique Lyon went provisionally top of the Ligue 1 standings by beating Brest 3-2 after benefiting from some terrible defending by their hosts on Friday.
The visitors led 3-0 at the break through Lucas Paqueta, Houssem Aouar and Memphis Depay’s penalty.
But mid-table Brest battled back and goals from Brendan Chardonnet and Irvin Cardona led to a nervy final 16 minutes for the visitors.
Lyon held on to move above Lille on goal difference and go one point clear of Paris St-Germain.
Those two sides are in action on Sunday following midweek European matches.
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— Ligue1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) February 19, 2021
PSG, who were in scintillating form in the Champions League as they won 4-1 at Barcelona on Tuesday, host fourth-placed Monaco, while Lille travel to fourth-bottom Lorient.