PARIS (AP) — Strike partners Odsonne Édouard and Wesley Saïd scored a goal each as Lens beat Lorient 3-0 at home to move level on points with second-placed Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

Marseille is ahead on goal difference with both sides on 22 points and two behind leader Paris Saint-Germain after 11 rounds.

Lyon can move level on points with Lens and Marseille if it wins at Brest in the late game.

Also Sunday, veteran striker Olivier Giroud returned to start for Lille, but it was fellow forward Félix Correira who scored in a 1-0 home win against Angers.

Hat trick for Lepaul

Summer signing Esteban Lepaul scored a hat trick to add to his goal in midweek as Rennes beat Strasbourg 4-1 at home, while 18-year-old striker Mohamed Kader Meïté got the other Rennes goal. The win took press

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