Lyon go top in Ligue 1 with 3-2 win at Brest


Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Brest v Olympique Lyonnais - Stade Francis-Le Ble, Brest, France - February 19, 2021 Olympique Lyonnais' Memphis Depay in action with Brest's Romain Faivre REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) - Olympique Lyonnais went provisionally top of the Ligue 1 standings by beating Stade Brestois 3-2 after benefiting from some terrible defending by their hosts on Friday.

Lucas Paqueta, Houssem Aouar and Memphis Depay found the back of the net in the opening half to put OL on 55 points from 26 games, ahead of second-placed Lille on goal difference.

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