PARIS: Corentin Tolisso scored as Lyon beat Nice 2-0 on Sunday to strengthen their grip on a top-three place in Ligue 1 and moved to within seven points of leaders Lens.
Paulo Fonseca’s side are now five points clear of fourth-placed Marseille in the race for the third and final automatic Champions League qualifying spot.
A 13th straight win in all competitions also kept the seven-time French champions’ slim title hopes alive.
