PARIS, 3 Mar (AP) \u2014 French league surprise front-runner Brest continued its remarkable march toward the Champions League on Sunday, securing a 1-0 home win against Le Havre to move four points clear in second place with 10 rounds remaining.<\/p>\n
Influential midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou\u2019s 34th-minute goal was enough to settle a close match. He finished with a powerful first-time shot from Mathias Pereira Lage\u2019s cross as Brest gained two points on third-place Monaco, which drew 0-0 at home to Paris Saint-Germain on Friday.<\/p>\n
Defending champion PSG is nine points clear and appears out of sight.<\/p>\n
But Brest\u2019s focus is on qualifying for Europe\u2019s elite club competition for the first time, having one of the league\u2019s smallest budgets and never previously finishing higher than eighth place.<\/p>\n
Nice missed the chance to reclaim fourth spot when it lost 2-1 at Toulouse.<\/p>\n
Nigeria striker Terem Moffi put Nice ahead early on from Evann Guessand\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n
But Toulouse forwards Thijs Dallinga and Yann Gboho scored in quick succession midway through the second half.<\/p>\n
In other matches, forward Arnaud Nordin scored both goals for Montpellier in a 2-2 home draw with Strasbourg, and Metz picked up a valuable 2-0 win at Nantes.<\/p>\n
Rennes faced struggling Lorient later Sunday and resurgent Lyon hosted Lens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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