Paris (AFP)

Racing 92, thanks to their victory over the Ospreys (40-19), took the lead of their group on Saturday after Matchday 3, where Lyon kept their hopes of qualifying by signing their first victory in the World Cup. Europe of its history, facing Treviso (28-0).

The Parisians, still unbeaten (two wins and one draw), took advantage of the undisciplined Welsh, reduced to fourteen in the 37th second (red card for the Dan Evans back) and who even played twelve (!), to sign a bonus victory with six tries.

Combined with the simple success of Munster on the Saracens (10-3), it allows them to take the lead of Pool 4 (12 pts) in front of the Irish (11) and the English (6), holders of the title, who will kill next weekend their last card.

The LOU did not miss him after his two inaugural defeats as he finally opened his winning counter in the competition after eight losses, including six last year.

The Top 6 Top 6 Lyonnais (6 pts) can still qualify in Pool 1 by winning one of the three best-second tickets: they returned to Northampton (9 pts), rolled home (43-16) by Leinster (14 pts), who flies to the first place.

But the Irish, quadruple winners of the event and finalist in the spring, may have lost for several months their international opener Jonathan Sexton, injured on one knee.

- Terminus for La Rochelle -

La Rochelle (1 pt), quarter-finalist in 2018, however, no longer has any hope of qualification in Pool 2 after conceding his third defeat at home against Glasgow (27-24).

The Maritimes can have a lot of regrets because they raced in the lead until the last quarter hour, before having two match points, one touch and one scrum. On which they have been rough, in the image of their performance conquest throughout the meeting.

This fourth defeat in five games, all competitions, confirms their difficulties of the moment.

Friday, Clermont had opened the way to Racing by winning in British soil, Bath (34-17), with the bonus point offensive through a second period much more controlled than the first (7-7 in mid time).

The ASM (11 pts) raises the bar after his defeat in Ulster (18-13) and sticks in Pool 3 to the Irish (12 pts), winners Harlequins (5 pts) thanks to a penalty two minutes from the end (25-24).

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