Clearly, nothing seems to be able to stop Lille in the race for the title.

LOSC won 3-0 in Lens at the opening of the 36th day of Ligue 1. Applied and serious, the Mastiffs made the difference in the first act thanks to a double from the inevitable Burak Yilmaz (4th and 40th) , author of 5 goals in the last three days of the championship.  

Opposite, the Lensois played more than an hour to 10 after the expulsion of Clément Michelin in the first period.

Lille then managed their advantage in the second half before Jonathan David tripled the hourly setting. With this victory, Lille are heading for the title and are 4 points ahead of PSG, which moves to Rennes Sunday night.  

Criticism of arbitration  

During the meeting, Lens goalkeeper Jean-Louis Leca blasted the decisions of referee Clément Turpin on Friday.

"When after 30 minutes of play, you have two big refereeing errors ..."

"There is no fault at all. We saw him again at half-time: Seko (Fofana) touches the ball and then Bamba hits him ... It is not possible not to not go see the VAR to see that there is no fault, "complained the captain of Artesian about the penalty whistled in the second minute by the referee. 

"It's a game that is respectful but I have the impression that today there is a quota of boxes to put ... There were no clashes, there are contacts but we hit each other in the hand and come out with boxes. I have the impression that we are thugs, "continued the Corsican guard. 

"Frustrating" 

The Lensois midfielder Clément Michelin was in fact excluded from the 34th minute after receiving two warnings that his teammate considers unjustified. 

Led and outnumbered, the RCL could do nothing to prevent Losc from winning widely in this 112th North Derby and thus get closer to the title of champion of France. 

"You work for a week and what's frustrating is that after a minute you thwart your plans and after thirty minutes you really thwart them a lot ... Injustice is the feeling that prevails in the locker room, "concluded Leca. 

Despite this defeat, the promoted Lensois, who has had a superb season, is still in the race to win a European qualification. 

With AFP    

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