Monaco keep pace with Lille and Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 title race with Dijon victory

ByReuters

Updated 11/04/2021 at 21:07 GMT

Stevan Jovetic and Wissam Ben Yedder, twice, found the back of the net after the break to put third-placed Monaco on 65 points with six games left, one behind Paris Saint-Germain and four adrift of leaders Lille. The Ligue 1 title race is shaping up to be a thriller with four sides in contention, as Lyon remain in the hunt.

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Monaco stayed in contention in the Ligue 1 title race as they beat Dijon 3-0 at home, handing the bottom club a record defeat on Sunday.

Stevan Jovetic and Wissam Ben Yedder, twice, found the back of the net after the break to put third-placed Monaco on 65 points with six games left, one behind Paris Saint-Germain and four adrift of leaders Lille.

Dijon have now lost their last 12 league games, matching the infamous record of CA Paris in the 1933-34 season.

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They are on 15 points, 15 behind 18th-placed Nimes who occupy the relegation playoff spot.

Monaco tested Dijon keeper Saturnin Allagbe with early efforts, but lacked precision in a lively first half.

They found a breakthrough five minutes into the second half, however, as Jovetic poked the ball home after Allagbe parried Ben Yedder's penalty into his path following an Ecuele Manga's foul in the area.

Ben Yedder doubled the advantage on 63 minutes, chipping the ball past Allagbe after being set up by Jovetic following a bad clearance by the Dijon defence.

Ben Yedder rounded it up one minute from time by converting his penalty this time after a foul in the box by Fouad Chafik.

He has now scored 17 times in Ligue 1 this season and trails top scorer Kylian Mbappe, who also netted in PSG's 4-1 win at Racing Strasbourg on Saturday, by four goals.

Lyon did their bit to keep in the title hunt with a 3-0 win over Angers.

Memphis Depay was on target twice, sandwiching an effort from Lucas Paqueta to keep them within five points of Lille.

Earlier on Sunday, promoted RC Lens consolidated their fifth-place with a 4-1 home victory against Lorient.

They lead sixth-placed Marseille, who drew 3-3 at Montpellier on Saturday, by three points.

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