Monaco up to second with win at Lorient

ByReuters

Updated 17/01/2016 at 15:43 GMT

Monaco moved up to second in Ligue 1 on Sunday after second-half goals by Thomas Lemar and Joao Moutinho earned them a 2-0 win at mid-table Lorient.

Monaco celebrate victory.

Image credit: AFP

The principality team now have 36 points from 21 games and are distant second to leaders Paris St Germain who beat Toulouse away 1-0 on Saturday to reach 57 points.

Monaco had to contend with the loss of midfielder Nabil Dirar to a thigh injury after half an hour and managed only one shot on target before the break.

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They came out much stronger in the second half and Lemar opened the scoring after collecting a though pass from Moutinho and blasting the ball beyond keeper Benjamin Lecomte.

Moutinho double the tally four minutes later with a perfectly curled free kick.

Later on Sunday, St Etienne and Olympique Lyonnais clash at Geoffroy Guichard in France's hottest derby.

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