Dembele strikes late to give Lyon 3-2 win at Bordeaux
ByReuters
Updated 26/04/2019 at 21:28 GMT
Olympique Lyonnais' second-half substitute Moussa Dembele struck late to earn a 3-2 Ligue 1 win at Girondins de Bordeaux that strengthened their Champions League qualifying hopes on Friday.
Lyon a signé une victoire capitale face à Bordeaux
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Dembele scored five minutes from time, after Bordeaux's Vukasin Jovanovic was shown a straight red card in the 73rd, to put OL on 62 points from 34 games, with fourth-placed St Etienne six points behind before they host Toulouse on Sunday.
The top three qualify for the Champions League with the third-placed team having to play in the third qualifying round to enter the group stage of Europe's elite club competition.
Bordeaux were ahead at halftime through Jimmy Briand and Nicolas de Preville after Memphis Depay's opener for Lyon, but Maxwel Cornet levelled for the visitors who grabbed the winner through Dembele after the hosts were reduced to 10 men.
Netherlands striker Depay had tapped home from Cornet's cross in the 14th, rewarding Lyon for their early domination.
However they failed to add a second and Bordeaux showed more efficiency with Briand equalising with a volley in the 33rd.
Five minutes later, De Preville put the hosts ahead with an angled shot after escaping Kenny Tete and Tanguy Ndombele.
Bordeaux were punished for some poor defending in the 68th when Nabil Fekir dispossessed Jules Kounde before setting up Cornet for a close-range shot that put OL level.
Serbian Jovanovic was then sent off following a foul-mouthed rant aimed at a linesman and Lyon pressed harder, with Dembele firing into the top corner with a powerful half-volley for the winner 17 minutes after coming on for Martin Terrier.
Earlier on Friday, Ligue 2 leaders Metz were promoted to the top flight thanks to a 2-1 win at Red Star.
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