Lille make light work of Valenciennes

LOSC Lille Métropole returned to winning ways to earn a convincing 4-0 triumph against Valenciennes FC and move within nine points of leaders Paris Saint-Germain FC.

Without a victory in their last three outings, third-placed Lille took the lead against their local rivals when Túlio De Melo fed Eden Hazard with 18 minutes gone. Benjamin Angoua’s own goal then gave the hosts breathing space close to the hour mark, before Aurélien Chedjou headed in a Hazard corner and De Melo capped a comfortable victory six minutes from time.

Also on Sunday, Toulouse FC moved back up to fourth spot with a 1-0 triumph at Stade Rennais FC. A Romain Danzé own goal just before the interval made the difference to lift the visitors back above Olympique Lyonnais.

Second-bottom FC Sochaux-Montbéliard made it two wins in a row, meanwhile, as they defeated fellow strugglers OGC Nice 2-0, Edouard Butin and Marvin Martin grabbing the goals.

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French Ligue 1 2011/12

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Lille4-0Valenciennes

Hazard 18, Angoua 57Chedjou 69, De Melo 83

Venue: Lille

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Sochaux2-0Nice

Butin 45+1, Marvin Martin 68

Venue: Montbeliard

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Rennes0-1Toulouse

Danzé 44Full time »

St-Etienne0-1Lyon

Gomis 81

Venue: St Etienne

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Bordeaux1-1Ajaccio

Diabate 70

Poulard 90+3

Venue: Bordeaux

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Caen2-2PSG

Frau 54, Heurtaux 70

Pastore 56, Jallet 90+1

Venue: Caen

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Auxerre0-2Évian

Kahlenberg 8, Berigaud 90+4

Venue: Auxerre

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Marseille1-2Dijon

Rémy 11Sankharé 24, Kakuta 79Full time »

Nancy1-0Montpellier

Andre Luiz 63Full time »

Lorient2-1Brest

Ecuele Manga 52, Monnet-Paquet 87

Ben Basat 11

Venue: Lorient

French Ligue 1 2011/12

ClubsParis Saint-Germain FC28592Montpellier Hérault SC28573LOSC Lille Métropole28504Toulouse FC28475Olympique Lyonnais28466AS Saint-Étienne28467Stade Rennais FC28448FC Girondins de Bordeaux28409Olympique de Marseille283910Évian Thonon Gaillard FC283611Valenciennes FC283112FC Lorient283113Stade Brestois 29283014AS Nancy-Lorraine283015Dijon FCO283016AC Ajaccio283017SM Caen282918OGC Nice282719FC Sochaux-Montbéliard282720AJ Auxerre2824 Member associations

• French Football Federation

Team profiles

• LOSC Lille Métropole
• Valenciennes FC
• Stade Rennais FC
• Toulouse FC
• FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
• OGC Nice

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