LYON BLOW CL CHANCE
Lyon blew the chance to secure a place in next season’s Champions League as Strasbourg staged a thrilling late comeback to snatch a 3-2 victory and ensure safety in Ligue 1 yesterday. Fourth-placed Marseille’s 3-3 draw at Guingamp on Friday had left the door open for Lyon, but instead they lost second place to Monaco on a dramatic evening as Fabinho’s 90th-minute penalty grabbed the principality club victory over Saint-Etienne. Lyon led with only a minute of normal time to play, but Joia Nuno Da Costa’s header and Dimitri Lienard’s brilliant injury-time freekick gave Strasbourg a famous victory. Monaco, who are now two points clear of Lyon with one game remaining, visit lowly Troyes on the final day of the season on May 19, when OL host Nice and Marseille face Amiens. Elsewhere, Lille completed their escape from relegation they secured a 2-1 victory over Dijon. Atletico Real Madrid Valencia Villarreal Real Betis Sevilla Getafe Eibar Sociedad Girona Alaves Celta Vigo Athletic Espanyol Levante Leganes PWD
LF A Pts
37 23 9 5 56 20 78 37 22 9 6 92 42 75 37 21 7 9 63 37 70 37 18 6 13 55 48 60 37 18 6 13 58 58 60 37 16 7 14 48 58 55 37 14 10 13 42 32 52 37 14 8 15 42 48 50 37 14 7 16 66 58 49 37 13 9 15 48 58 48 37 15 2 20 40 49 47 37 12 10 15 55 58 46 37 10 13 14 41 48 43 36 10 13 13 31 41 43 36 10 13 13 37 50 43 37 11 7 19 31 49 40
Augsburg Hanover Mainz Freiburg Wolfsburg Juventus Napoli Roma Lazio Inter Milan Atalanta Fiorentina Sampdoria Torino Sassuolo Genoa Bologna Chievo Udinese Cagliari SPAL Crotone
34 10 11 13 43 46 41 34 10 9 15 44 54 39 34 9 9 16 38 52 36 34 8 12 14 32 56 36 34 6 15 13 36 48 33 Verona 0 Udinese 1, Torino 2 SPAL 1, Bologna 1 Chievo 2, Fiorentina 0 Cagliari 1, Crotone 2 Lazio 2, Benevento 1 Genoa 0, Inter 1 Sassuolo 2. PWD L F A Pts 36 29 4 3 84 23 91 36 26 7 3 73 28 85 36 22 7 7 60 28 73 37 21 9 7 87 46 72 37 19 12 6 63 28 69 36 17 9 10 50 40 60 36 16 11 9 56 37 59 37 16 9 12 53 41 57 36 16 6 14 55 55 54 37 12 15 10 52 45 51 37 11 10 16 29 58 43 37 11 8 18 32 41 41 37 11 6 20 40 51 39 37 9 10 18 35 59 37 37 11 4 22 47 63 37 37 10 6 21 32 61 36 37 7 14 16 36 58 35 37 9 8 20 39 64 35