Football

Lyon has not done as well as Bordeaux, but the OL has been a little closer to his seventh title in a row after his victory in Monaco (3-0). If they have not managed to completely push the Monegasques, as had been able to do the Girondins mid-February (6-0), players from Alain Perrin, led by a Kader Keita in fine form (Photo L'Equipe) , have enjoyed considerable success in their contract: temporarily take nine points ahead of their dolphin, which will be under pressure at the coming of Strasbourg Sunday. Side Red and White, the eighth consecutive match without a victory undoubtedly finally put an end to European ambitions. Apart from the figures, Alain Perrin has had particularly appreciate how his training has behaved. At radius of positive points, there is agreement between Fred and Benzema, again aligned on the left side, which might have given birth of a first goal minutes of the game (14th). But also, and above all, the return to the forefront of Kader Keita, author of a double (20th, 38th). Already scorer last week against Bordeaux (4-2), the former has managed Lillois advantage of the passivity of Monaco defenders, in particular, Muratori on opening up the score, to deceive Ruffier twice. First strikes a masterful cross. Then a clever lob. With a little more successful, it might even have tripled afford, but it's Fred who finally signed his fourth goal of the season by resuming victoriously a strike of the Ivorian repelled by the pole (35e). Other satisfactions of the evening: the desire shown by Lyonnais. Even at 3-0, they have never been content to derail the timid reactions Monegasque. And so, instead, always tried to move forward, especially under the leadership of Benzema. Perfectly launched by Fred, the french international has also been very close to set its goal in the 18th Championship. But in too want to do, it was finally struck back at Ruffier while he tended but empty arms (74e). Infuriating, but not decisive. With this initial success on the Rock since the 2000-2001 season, Lyon offers a margin of perhaps decisive, although Cris, captain in the absence of Juninho, immediately held in the relative magnitude of this victory, as a result of a priori difficult schedule (reception from Paris, travel to Marseille in the next three days)