PARIS (AP) — Japan forwards Keito Nakamura and Junya Ito scored first-half goals to help Reims win 3-1 at Angers and move up to fourth place in the French league on Sunday.
Reims lost its opening game this season but coach Luka Elsner's side is five matches unbeaten since, and is the only team to take points off defending champion Paris Saint-Germain in a 1-1 draw.
Nakamura put Reims ahead in the ninth minute after running onto defender Cédric Kipré's pass and Ito doubled the lead in the 25th after turning in right back Aurélio Buta's deflected cross. Midfielder Marshall Munetsi added the third before Angers pulled back a late consolation.
Later Sunday, unbeaten Marseille needs a win at Strasbourg to move level on points at the top with PSG and Monaco. France midfielder Adrien Rabiot was set for his Marseille debut after joining from Juventus.
Midtable Lyon rallied to win 2-1 at Toulouse, with forward Malick Fofana scoring the winner five minutes into stoppage time.
After Yann Gboho's early goal for Toulouse, an own-goal from Rasmus Nicolaisen drew Lyon level, before Fofana pounced following good work by midfielder Rayan Cherki.
Saint-Etienne rallied to draw 2-2 at Nantes.
Saint-Etienne was reeling from an 8-0 loss to Nice in the previous round and fell behind to a 10th-minute goal from midfielder Johann Lepenant, who set up forward Sorba Thomas shortly after the break.
Another heavy defeat seemed possible as Nantes then hit the post, but striker Ibrahim Sissoko struck twice for the visitors.
On Saturday, Monaco scored an injury-time winner in a 2-1 win against Montpellier and PSG beat Rennes 3-1 on Friday. ___
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Jerome Pugmire, The Associated Press
