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France: Lyon edges Montpellier in Ligue 1

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Montpellier's Younes Belhanda (right) vies for the ball with Lyon's Bakary Kone.

Montpellier's Younes Belhanda (right) vies for the ball with Lyon's Bakary Kone.

Clement Grenier scored in the last minute of stoppage time to give Lyon a 2-1 win over defending champion Montpellier in the French league Friday to provisionally move into second place.

Grenier fired a half-volley into the top corner to lift the team one point ahead of Marseille, which hosts Brest on Saturday. Lyon still trails leader Paris Saint-Germain by eight points.

Lisandro Lopez gave Lyon the lead by heading into the bottom corner in the 29th minute, but Montpellier playmaker Younes Belhanda leveled in the 41st with a low drive from the edge of the box.

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