Multiplex: Lens, Lille keep pace in top four hunt

In the Matchday 11 Multiplex, LOSC Lille and RC Lens picked up wins to stay in the top four, while Metz picked up their second straight victory. Catch up on these four matches with our recap.

RC Lens 3-0 FC Lorient

Shaking off a shock defeat at the hands of bottom side Metz in the week, Le Sang et Or picked up an impressive victory at home against Lorient, vaulting over Monaco and Strasbourg to go a provisional third. Odsonne Édouard opened the scoring with a close-range header as the visitors struggled to clear a corner. From there, the match continued at a breathless tempo, but neither side was able to score again until much later, with Mohamed Bamba hitting the post with a penalty midway through the second half. Lens would add insurance goals from Samson Baidoo and Wesley Saïd, sealing what would be a final 3-0 margin. 

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LOSC Lille 1-0 Angers SCO

While not as thrilling as their northern neighbors' win over a Breton side, Les Dogues also bounced back from a frustrating loss in the week, albeit by the narrowest of margins. A week after netting a brace against Félix Correia was back among the goals here, scoring his third of the season just after the break. Ayyoub Bouaddi provided the assist with a stunning reverse ball, leaving the Portuguese to finish at the near post. 

FC Nantes 0-2 FC Metz

In a match which boasted plenty of chances (the two goalkeepers combined to make nine saves), Metz left it late to pick up just their second win of the season. Long range strikes from substitute Giorgi Abuashvili (82') and Habib Diallo (89') would be enough to pick up a vital result for Les Grenats, who recorded their second straight clean sheet after starting the season with division's poorest defence. 

Toulouse FC 0-0 AC Le Havre

It was honors even in the southwest of France as the hosts dominated play but couldn't find a way past a determined Mory Diaw in the Le Havre goal. Both sides will nonetheless be happy with the point as it allows them to stay comfortably above the fray in midtable.