Depay stars again as Lyon trounce Amiens

Memphis Depay scored one and set up another as Lyon secured a fifth straight Ligue 1 win by beating Amiens.

Memphis Depay starred again as third-place Lyon beat Amiens 3-0 to secure a fifth straight French Ligue 1 victory.

The result keeps the pressure on Marseille in the chase for third and a spot in next season's Champions League, the latter playing at struggling Troyes on Sunday.

Dutch forward Depay created the opening goal for top scorer Mariano Diaz in the 30th minute and added the second in the 83rd, the 10th straight goal for Lyon he's either scored or created.

Last weekend, he created four and scored one in Lyon's 5-0 win at Metz, having scored the club's three previous goals. His fine run finally ended as he was not involved in Lyon's third goal, scored two minutes later by winger Bertrand Traore following good work by Nabil Fekir.

Metz kept alive their slim chances of staying up by winning at Rennes 2-1, with Nolan Roux scoring both goals.

Saint-Etienne won at Strasbourg 1-0, with right back Mathieu Debuchy scoring his fourth in 10 games since joining from Arsenal.

Nantes drew with Dijon 1-1, and shaky Lille conceded two injury-time goals in a 2-2 home draw with Guingamp. The match between Caen and Toulouse was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.

Runaway league leader Paris Saint-Germain can seal the title on Sunday by beating defending champion Monaco at home.


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