Reims snatch draw with French leaders PSG
Folarin Balogun's late-game equaliser gave mid-table Reims a 1-1 draw against French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain.In the sixth minute of injury time, Balogun, who began his professional career at Premier League team Arsenal, grabbed onto a long ball. Balogun was notable for his mobility throughout the game on Sunday in Paris.He calmly shot past goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma after easily outpacing seasoned defender Sergio Ramos.The 21-year-old attacker scored his 11th league goal of the year, one fewer than PSG's Neymar.Neymar scored in the 51st minute to pull even with teammate and league leading scorer Kylian Mbappe, while PSG's Marco Verratti was later sent for a risky challenge on Japan winger Junya Ito in the 59th.Even though PSG has already lost two of their last four league games, they still lead Lens by three points.Reims stretched their undefeated streak to 12 games and outperformed PSG in the first half, holding them to a scoreless draw at home in October.Gaetan Laborde scored the game-winning goal in Nice's 1-0 victory against Lille earlier in the day, snapping Lille's six-game winning streak.After Badredine Bouanani put him up for a first-time finish, Laborde scored in the 34th minute.As Lyon defeated Corsican team Ajaccio 2-0 to go to ninth position in the league, Alexandre Lacazette scored his 12th league goal of the year.Following the match, Laurent Blanc, the coach of Lyon, threw Olivier Pantaloni away after grabbing him by the face.Then Pantaloni went to the Lyon bench and got into a fight with Remy Vercoutre, who was coaching the goalies for Lyon. They had to be separated by security personnel.When 20-year-old midfielder Johann Lepenant converted Bradley Barcola's ball, the visitors seized the lead.After five seasons in the Premier League with Arsenal, Lacazette returned to his hometown of Lyon and scored his 144th goal for the team in the 72nd minute.In a 2-1 victory over struggling Strasbourg, Toulouse's Dutch striker Thijs Dallinga scored twice.The Alsace team took the lead in the 20th minute thanks to veteran scorer Kevin Gameiro, but Dallinga equalised for Toulouse five minutes later and scored again early in the second half.Jeremy Le Douaron and Steve Mounie each scored two goals as Brest trounced Angers 4-0 at home.After the interval, goals were scored by midfielders Pierre Lees-Melou and Franck Honorat.Stephy Mavididi, an English attacker, scored both goals as Montpellier defeated 19th-place Auxerre 2-0 to escape the relegation zone, and Clermont drew 0-0 with Nantes at home.
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