Pepe inspires 10-man Lille as Lyon held by Reims

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Lille were quick out of the blocks after the Ligue 1 winter break on Friday, overcoming a late sending off to beat Caen 3-1 and consolidate second place behind Paris Saint-Germain.

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Lille’s Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe (L) vies for the ball with Caen’s moroccan midfielder Faycal Fajr during the French L1 football match between Caen (SMC) and Lille (LOSC) on January 11, 2019, at the Michel d’Ornano stadium in Caen, northwestern France. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Ivory Coast international Nicolas Pepe was at the heart of this 11th league success of the season, scoring in the eighth minute and setting up Rafael Leao and Brazilian Luiz Araujo to complete a cosy win.

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Pepe’s 13th goal of the campaign drew him level in the Ligue 1 scoring charts with PSG’s Kylian Mbappe.

Caen got a late consolation five minutes into time added on from their Chad striker Casimir Ninga.

Lille finished a man down with Zeki Celik’s…



Source: Vanguard Newspaper