Jose Fonte salvages a point for leaders Lille against Strasbourg

PARIS: Captain Jose Fonte struck late as Lille salvaged a point with a 1-1 home draw against Racing Strasbourg on Sunday to retain top spot in the Ligue 1 standings. Fonte found the back of the net with four minutes left to cancel out Ludovic Ajorque's first-half opener and put Lille on 59 points from 27 games.

They lead second-placed Paris St Germain, who hammered bottom club Dijon 4-0 on Saturday, by two points, while third-placed Olympique Lyonnais were left three points off the pace after being held 1-1 at Olympique de Marseille later on Sunday.

Strasbourg are now 15th on 30 points.

Earlier, Monaco beat visiting Stade Brestois 2-0 thanks to goals by Stevan Jovetic and Kevin Volland to claim their ninth victory in their last 10 league games. Agencies

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