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Sunday, May 09, 2010

Lille beat Marseille in race for 2nd CL spot in FRance

Lille 3-2 Marseille

A dramatic late comeback boosted Lille's hopes of competing in the Champions League again next season.

Things did not look good for Lille as champions Marseille led 2-1 at the Stadium Lille-Metropole. But an 80th-minute goal from substitute Vinicius De Melo and a last-gasp Mathieu Debuchy winner sealed a 3-2 win .

Auxerre 0-0 Lens

Auxerre, were held to a goalless draw by Lens, and are now two points behind in the race for second place - with only one match remaining.

Valenciennes 2-2 Lyon

Lyon looked like they were going to be the real beneficiaries of the results, but they had to settle for a point from a 2-2 draw at Valenciennes.

Team        Pl  W  D  L Fr Ag Pts 
Marseille   37 22  9  6 67:36  75 
Lille       37 21  7  9 71:38  70 
Auxerre     37 19 11  7 40:28  68 
Lyon        36 18 12  6 59:38  66
Montpellier 37 19  9  9 47:39  66
Bordeaux    37 19  7 11 55:36  64 

The top two teams will qualify directly for the group stages, while the 3rd placed side will take part in an early season "play-off" round.

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