UPDATE 2-Soccer-Hoarau nets twice as PSG put pressure on Lyon

Sun Mar 1, 2009 10:19pm GMT
 
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* Impressive Hoarau helps PSG thrash Nancy 4-1

* Lyon's lead cut to four points after Rennes draw

* Marseille and Bordeaux record 1-0 wins

By Julien Pretot

PARIS, March 1 (Reuters) - Guillaume Hoarau scored two and set up a third as Paris St Germain demolished Nancy 4-1 to move within four points of Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Lyon, who were held 1-1 by Stade Rennes on Sunday.

The French champions saw two points slip from their grasp when a last-minute Jimmy Briand goal cancelled out Kim Kallstrom's 66th-minute opener.

Lyon have 53 points from 26 games with rivals PSG (49 points), Olympique Marseille (48) and Girondins Bordeaux (47) in close pursuit after they all won at the weekend.

Rennes, who had a Carlos Bocanegra goal disallowed in the first half, stepped up another gear after the interval but John Mensah denied Briand after the striker had dribbled past Lyon keeper Hugo Lloris.  Continued...

 

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