Strasbourg halted Lyon’s seven-game Ligue 1 winning run with a 3-1 home victory, denting their title hopes and preventing them from matching a club record.

STRASBOURG beat Lyon 3-1 to end the visitors’ seven-match winning streak in Ligue 1. The result dampens Lyon’s outside shot at the title.

Lyon had won 13 consecutive games in all competitions. They failed to equal the club record set in 2006.

Paulo Fonseca’s side remain third on 45 points. They are nine points back of league leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Lyon had early chances to take the lead. Strasbourg struck first when Martial Godo fired in his seventh goal of the season late in the first half.

They doubled that lead on 52 minutes with a long-range strike from Diego Moreira. The shot took a wicked deflection.

Corentin Tolisso pulled one back for Lyon on the hour. Strasbourg sealed the win with Joaquin Panichelli’s penalty seven minutes from time.

“It’s a shame. We knew we had a huge opportunity tonight if we won. But we can’t afford to play like that if we want to win games, especially here,” Tolisso told broadcaster Ligue 1+.

Veteran striker Olivier Giroud’s penalty gave Lille a 1-0 win at Angers. The victory put them fifth and snapped a six-match winless streak.

The 39-year-old forward fired a spot-kick into the bottom corner before the break. It was his fifth league goal of the season.

A first win of 2026 sent Lille to within three points of Marseille. They are eight points behind Lyon in the final Champions League spot.

“Above all it’s three points but that will do us all a lot of good mentally,” Lille captain Benjamin Andre said.

Fellow European hopefuls Rennes followed their 3-1 defeat of PSG with a 3-0 victory at Auxerre. They stay level on points with Lille.

Nantes eased their relegation fears with a 2-0 home win over Le Havre. Nice drew 3-3 with Lorient.

 The Sun Malaysia