Late Fekir free kick gives Lyon win over Monaco


Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lyon vs Monaco - Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France - October 13, 2017 Lyon's Nabil Fekir celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Robert Pratta

PARIS (Reuters) - Nabil Fekir struck deep into stoppage time to earn Olympique Lyonnais a 3-2 home win against Monaco in Ligue 1 on Friday.

Fekir, who also scored in the first half, found the back of the net seconds before the final whistle with a perfectly-executed free kick to send Lyon up to third in the league on 16 points.

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