Said scores 2 as Lens beats Metz 4-1 ahead of Marseille-PSG

Posted October 24, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) - Winger Wesley Said grabbed a first-half brace as Lens beat Metz 4-1 Sunday in the French league.

Ignatius Ganago and Przemyslaw Frankowski also scored for second-place Lens, which trails leader Paris Saint-Germain by six points ahead of PSG's visit to Marseille in the biggest match in French football later Sunday.

Lionel Messi, a veteran of Spanish 'œclÃ¡sico'ť matches between Barcelona and Real Madrid, will experience his first 'œClassique'ť of French soccer when the bitter rivals meet at the Velodrome Stadium.

Nice beat Lyon 3-2 and is third in the standings, two points behind Lens.

Also Sunday, Rennes enjoyed a 1-0 home victory over Strasbourg, Lorient and Bordeaux drew 1-1, and Troyes won 2-1 at Reims.

On Saturday, defending champion Lille dropped more points after a 1-1 draw against Brest.

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