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Africans were on target in the French elite division, although their teams suffered contrasting fortunes

A minute to full-time, Senegalese right-back Youssouf Sabaly guaranteed victory for the hosts, with Sekou Mara providing the assist. Defeat for Lens is a massive setback to their chances of booking a place in next season’s Europa League. At the Stade Gaston Gerard, FC Nantes did their battle against relegation a lot of good by securing a 4-0 away triumph over already-relegated Dijon. A brace from Randal Kolo Muani led Antoine Kombouare’s men past the Owls, while Mali forward Kalifa Coulibaly and Ludovic Blas completed the rout. With this result, the Canaries are one point behind FC Lorien...

Saint-Etienne seemed to be awoken by the goal and made a spirited effort to try and level proceedings that came in the 19th minute. The Saints were awarded a penalty when Mehdi Zerkane brought down Khazri in the area and the Tunisia international stepped out to dispatch home his spot-kick. Khazri then gave his side the lead four minutes later when he connected with Adil Aouchiche's cross before firing into the back of the net. The attacker completed his hat-trick in the 72nd minute, converting from the penalty spot after Jimmy Briand was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area.

Seri, meanwhile, made his first appearance for the Girondins since teaming up with the side on loan from Premier League club Fulham. The game started with both sides aiming to get an early goal, despite their efforts, however, the first half ended 0-0. After the restart, Bordeaux manager Jean-Louis Gasset made a number of substitutions, including introducing Seri into the game. Ui-Jo Hwang opened the scoring in the 55th minute of the encounter for the Girondins after benefitting from Remi Oudin’s assist. In an effort to try and avoid defeat at Stade Francis-Le Ble, Brest manager Olivier Dal...