Lyon look for a 2-2 draw in Lille and a loss to Monaco

PARIS (Reuters) – Olympique Lyon came back 2-0 in the first period against Lille in a 2-2 draw against Lille in a thrilling match to retain second place in Ligue 1.

Lille has not lost seven home league matches this season and this record would not have been jeopardized after a good performance in the first period.

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Loik Remy gave the advantage to the local team in the 17th minute after a center from Mohammed Gilk to score his first league goal in six years.

In the 28th minute, Remy scored Nicola Bibi's second goal 2-0 ahead.

However, Lyon, who started the game with a point and two points from the owner, extended his undefeated league record to nine games with a superb comeback.

The visitors reduced Bertrand Traoré's lead after 18 minutes into the second period and substitute Moussa Dembli equalized four minutes from the end when he appeared on a modified Martin Trey pbad.

It was a deserved point for a team that grabbed the ball two-thirds of the time and paid more.

During another disappointing day for coach Thierry Henry, Monaco defeated the win and sank 2-1 to Montpellier in the end.

Yuri Tilmans, of the local team, gave the advantage in the 43rd minute, but the duo consisting of Gaetan Labordi and Petar Skolic in the last nine minutes allowed Montpellier to win.

Montpellier is second with 29 points, one ahead of Lyon and two points behind Lille.

Monaco remains in the last eight with 10 points, but the gap has narrowed to two points with Gangeson, bottom of the standings, who drew 0-0 in Nice.

Angie drew 1-1 with Caen and Rachid Aloui scored two goals to give Neem a 3-0 win over Amien.

Paris Saint-Germain faces Bordeaux this Sunday as he looks to extend his record by winning his first 15 matches.

(Reuters)