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BEST OF ROUND 17

Lens beat Paris Saint-Germain to cut the gap at the top, Marseille made it four wins on the bounce and Lyon slipped up against Clermont. Check out the action from Round 17 of Ligue 1 Uber Eats here!

Lens punish sloppy PSG

Lens inflicted a first defeat of the season on PSG with a 3-1 win at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Przemysław Frankowski tucked away the opener for Lens after five minutes but the hosts' lead was short lived when Hugo Ekitike nipped in to equalise three-minutes later. Lens regained the lead through Lois Openda (28') before Alexis Claude-Maurice took advantage of some sloppy defending to finish off the league leaders three-minutes after half time.

"It was a magnificent match," said victorious Lens coach Franck Haise who celebrated his 100th game in charge of the club. "We must enjoy these great moments. We sang a little [with the crowd after the game], it creates memories and emotions. It is these emotions that people will remember in years to come."

Marseille marche on

Ten-man Marseille made it four wins on the spin after their 2-1 win at Montpellier.

Nuno Tavares scored his fifth goal of the season to open the scoring (47') before Montpellier's Maxime Estève headed into his own net to extend the advantage (61'). Tavares was later sent off before Téji Savanier pulled one back for the hosts in added time from the penalty spot.

Rennes snatch late win

Rennes pounced late to beat Nice 2-1 in a tight encounter at Roazhon Park.

Bruno Genesio's side opened the scoring through Martin Terrier (6') but were later pegged back by a stunning strike from Ross Barkley (22'). But there was one final sting in the tail when Benjamin Bourigeaud broke Nice hearts with a low finish in the 89th minute.

Lyon fall to Clermont

Lyon followed up their win at Brest with a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to Clermont.

Muhammed Cham Saračević scored the winner from the penalty spot three-minutes from time to end their run of six games without a win.

PSG coach Christophe Galtier said: "Obviously we’re disappointed, whenever you lose, you’re disappointed. Above and beyond the result itself, I was frustrated by the way in which we played tonight. We made far too many mistakes against a Lens side that deserved their victory. For the first time this season, we completely lost our organisation. Why? I’m not sure, but we will talk with the players concerned and look at the different domains of our play."