Nantes boost European hopes with comfortable win over Angers

Nantes moved within a point of the Ligue 1 top four thanks to a routine 2-0 win against struggling Angers.The hosts had to wait until after the interval before finding the breakthrough, Adrien Thomasson winning possession and releasing Emiliano Sala to open the scoring.Sala added his second in confident style on 69 minutes, bringing down Birama Toure's pass and volleying beyond Alexandre Letellier.The result lifted Nantes to sixth in the table, and left Angers six points above the relegation zone in 12th place.