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Lyon suffer first championship loss to Rennes

Sunday 05 October 2008

Defending French champions Olympique Lyon have lost their first match of the season against Rennes, 0-3, but remain leader in the French Ligue 1 after eight matches. Rennes forward Mickael Pagis scored a hat trick.

Sunday 05 October 2008

By Reuters (text) / FRANCE 24 (video)

Mickael Pagis scored a hat-trick as Stade Rennes handed Olympique Lyon their first Ligue 1 defeat of the season with a 3-0 thrashing of the seven-times champions on Sunday.

Striker Pagis found the back of the net once in the first half and twice after the interval, making up for his side's UEFA Cup exit against Dutch side Twente earlier this week.

Lyon, who started with Brazilian playmaker Juninho on the bench, barely threatened the Brittany side but remain top of the standings with 19 points from eight matches, two above Toulouse, 1-0 winners over Auxerre on Saturday.

Olympique Marseille, who beat Caen 2-1 on Saturday, are three points adrift of Lyon with Rennes up to seventh on 13 points.


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