Lille drop points in race for UCL place after home draw with Le Havre

PARIS (AP) — Lille dropped points in the race for a Champions League place when it drew 1-1 at home to lowly Le Havre on Sunday.

Lille is in third place but only one point ahead of Lyon and two ahead of Rennes. They played later Sunday. The top three earn an automatic place in next season’s Champions League and the side finishing fourth enters qualifying.

Lille midfielder Hakon Haraldsson put away a neat pass from Matias Fernandez-Pardo in the 28th minute but 14th-place Le Havre equalized soon after through striker Issa Soumaré.

Other matches

Auxerre boosted its chances of staying up with a 3-1 home win over Angers, with striker Sékou Mara scoring twice.

Auxerre remains in 16th place — the relegation-promotion playoff spot with the team finishing third in Ligue 2 — but moved within two points of Nice in 15th. Auxerre’s victory also pushed 17th-place Nantes closer to relegation. Rock-bottom Metz is already relegated.

Paris FC thumped Brest 4-0 at home to continue its fine form under coach Antoine Kombouaré, with 18-year-old midfielder Rudy Matondo scoring twice. Brazilian forward Emersonn grabbed a late winner for Toulouse in a 2-1 win at Strasbourg.

League leader Paris Saint-Germain remains six points ahead of second-place Lens with three games left after both drew on Saturday. Lens hosts PSG on May 13.

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