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Lyon hopes to lock up Champions League place

Lyon aims to close out its Ligue 1 campaign in style on Sunday as a win against 11th-place Rennes at the Stade de Gerland will ensure the club a place in next season's Champions League competition.Lyon is currently in third place in Ligue 1 on 64 points, two clear of fourth- place St Etienne, but need to secure three points on the final match day of the season to claim a spot in Europe's most prestigious tournament.Les Gones had an opportunity to lock up third place last week against fifth- place Nice at the Stade Municipal du Ray, but things started poorly for Lyon as defender Bakary Kone brought down Nice forward Dario Cvitanich in the penalty area 25 seconds into the second half and Ligue 1's third-leading scorer had no trouble dispatching the spot kick to put Les Aiglons ahead 1-0.Lyon then went down to 10 men with 17 minutes to play when Maxime Gonalons was shown a second yellow card and sent off. But Clement Grenier came to Les Gones' rescue two minutes later when he blasted an e...

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  2. PSG restores seven-point gap with Rennes defeat

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  3. Montpellier inches closer to top four with win over Rennes

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  4. Rennes rallies from two down to top Troyes

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  5. Lille eases past Rennes

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  6. Rennes tops Valenciennes to climb to fourth

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  7. M'Vila leaves Rennes for Rubin Kazan

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  8. Marseille tops Toulouse to preserve title race

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  9. Marseille aims to delay PSG coronation

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  10. Alex rescues draw for PSG against Valenciennes

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  11. PSG on the cusp of Ligue 1 title

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  12. Rennes holds on to hand PSG another home defeat

    Despite playing the final 40 minutes of the match with nine men, Rennes was able to hold off PSG and claim a 2-1 win at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.The loss is ...

  1. Antonetti to step down as Rennes boss

    Frederic Antonetti announced Tuesday that he will step down as Rennes coach at the end of the season.Antonetti replaced Guy Lacombe in 2009 and guided the Breton clu...

  2. Beckham marks final home match with victory

    David Beckham marked the final home match of his storied career with a win as PSG earned a 3-1 defeat of Brest at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.The English midfie...

  3. Beckham set to play final home match with PSG

    David Beckham's professional football career isn't quite finished, as the worldwide superstar is likely to feature for Paris Saint-Germain in the club's final home m...

  4. PSG president wants to keep working with Beckham

    Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club after retireme...

  5. Beckham's role after retirement to remain global

    After David Beckham's long and distinguished soccer career ends on an artificial turf field in northwestern France, his life promises to be perhaps even more glamoro...

  6. Rennes promises to be ready for PSG

    There may be 19 points and eight places separating league-leaders PSG from Rennes, but Alou Diarra feels his side will be up for the challenge.The Rennes midfielder ...

  7. Aubameyang rescues St. Etienne against Rennes

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored 25 minutes from time to salvage a point for his side as St. Etienne battled to a 2-2 draw with Rennes on Friday at the Stade de la R...

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