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Lyon
Ligue 1
Mar 16, 2014 at 4pm UK
 
Monaco

2-3

Briand (32', 79')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Germain (4'), Rodriguez (27'), Berbatov (52')

Dimitar Berbatov inspires Monaco to 3-2 victory at Lyon

Dimitar Berbatov scores one and sets up the other two as Monaco beat Lyon 3-2 in Ligue 1.

Monaco kept up the pressure on Paris Saint-Germain at Ligue 1's summit thanks to a 3-2 victory at Lyon this afternoon.

Monaco's James Rodriguez celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal against Lyon in the Ligue 1 match on March 16, 2014© AFP

The visitors took the lead inside the first five minutes when Dimitar Berbatov found Valere Germain to fire home from inside the area.

Berbatov was the supplier again for Monaco when they doubled their lead in the 27th minute. This time the Bulgarian fed James Rodriguez, who converted from close range.

Lyon managed to cut the deficit before half time through Jimmy Briand before Berbatov got in on the act, restoring Monaco's two-goal lead seven minutes after the interval.

Brian's second made it a nervy finish for Claudio Ranieri's men but they held on to close the gap to PSG to five points.

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