Paris, Nov 1: Nice moved up to second place in the French league with another comeback win as Andy Delort netted twice in a 2-1 victory over Angers.
Angers winger Sofiane Boufal opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 29th minute after Youcef Atal tripped him inside the area. But Delort equalized with a deflected shot in the 57th before slamming home a volley from the edge of the box in stoppage time. The Nice striker could have had a hat trick but his earlier header in the 23rd minute hit the post.
Marseille ground out a 1-0 win at Clermont to leapfrog Lens into third place, one point behind Nice. In pouring rain, Matteo Guendouzi released Cengiz Under down the right flank in the 25th, and the Turkey winger cut inside to curl into the far corner for the winning goal.
Also Sunday, Brest stunned Monaco 2-0 to earn its first win of the season but still remained in the relegation zone. Benin striker Steve Mounie scored from close range after Jeremy Le Douaron diverted a free kick from Romain Faivre in the 17th. Brest capitalized on a counterattack to double the lead in the 79th as Franck Honorat converted a cross from Irvin Cardona.
Strasbourg striker Habib Diallo raised his tally to six goals for the season by scoring twice in a 4-0 win over Lorient. Ludovic Ajorque gave Strasbourg the lead and Adrien Thomasson put the result beyond any doubt in the second half.
Florent Mollet and Elye Wahi led midtable Montpellier to a 2-0 win over Nantes. Bordeaux moved away from the relegation zone with a 3-2 comeback win over Reims.
Troyes stayed in the bottom half of the table after drawing 2-2 with fifth-place Rennes.
On Saturday, Houssem Aouar and Karl Toko Ekambi scored as Lyon defeated Lens 2-1. Also, Wahbi Khazri scored a contender for goal of the season to salvage a point for last-place Saint-Etienne in a 1-1 draw at Metz. (AP)
