After the victory on the field of rival PSG, leader Lille could confidently descend to Metz. The home team, which is doing well this season with a provisional 10th place, had to be a bite-sized piece.
But Lille was not under the market against Metz. After 17 minutes, Anderlecht youth product Aaron Leya Iseka was allowed to take a penalty for the home team, but our compatriot missed the opportunity to kick his team ahead.
In the end, it took an hour for Lille to find a first hole in Metz’s stiff armor: man in shape Burak Yilmaz took care of the opening goal. Lille remained the better team and scored the reassuring 0-2 a minute before the end via their other Turk, Zeki Celik.
Lille continues to comfortably top the ranking in France after 32 match days. The Northern French team is 6 points ahead of PSG, which will play on the field of Strasbourg on Saturday.
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