UPDATE 1-Soccer-Bordeaux on brink of French title after home win

Sat May 23, 2009 11:29pm BST
 
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* Bordeaux three clear with one to play after beating Monaco

* Marseille secure Champions League spot

* Lyon will finish third after beating Caen 3-1 (Adds details, quotes, byline)

By Claude Canellas

BORDEAUX, May 23 (Reuters) - Girondins Bordeaux moved closer to the Ligue 1 title on Saturday when a 1-0 win at home to Monaco kept them three points clear of Olympique Marseille with just one game left to play.

Bordeaux, who were last crowned champions 10 years ago, are on 77 points after extending their winning streak to 10 league games.

They will visit strugglers Caen next Saturday.

Marseille, second on 74 points, secured automatic entry to the Champions League with a 2-1 win at Nancy before they host Stade Rennes for their last game.

"We would have liked Nancy to hold Marseille but at least we won," Bordeaux playmaker Yoann Gourcuff told Canal Plus television. "Everything is still possible and it will be a tight race until the end," he added.  Continued...

 

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