Lyon beat Caen in French Ligue 1

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Paris, Dec 13 (IANS) Alexandre Lacazette scored twice as Lyon moved to within two points of the top of French Ligue 1 with a 3-0 win over struggling Caen.

The French top-flight's leading scorer opened the scoring in the seventh minute from spot after Jean-Jacques Pierre tackled Nabil Fekir in the box Friday, reports Xinhua.

Lacazette made it worse for the visitors on 57 minutes after pouncing at Fekir's corner to fire home from a tight angle.

The brace took Lacazette's tally to 15 in the top- flight football league.

Yassine Benzia completed the scoring in the 62nd minute when the striker claimed a pinpoint first-time finish.

With the victory, Lyon extended their winning streak to three and extended their lead over fourth-placed Saint- Etienne to four points.

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