- Ronael Pierre-Gabriel (15')
- Romain Perraud (19')
- Irvin Cardona (41')
- Burak Yilmaz (45'+3' Pen, 57')
Lille suffer first Ligue 1 defeat of season at Brest
Lille lost their first Ligue 1 game of the season and ground to leaders Paris Saint-Germain when they slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Brest on Sunday after making a terrible start to the match.
Burak Yilmaz's double was not enough to make up for a three-goal deficit following headers by Ronael Pierre-Gabriel and Romain Perraud and an Irvin Cardona strike in the first half.
The result left second-placed Lille, who impressed in a 3-0 win at AC Milan in the Europa League on Thursday, on 19 points, five behind PSG who beat Rennes 3-0 at home on Saturday.
Brest moved up to 13th on 12 points.
The home side opened the scoring in the 15th minute when Pierre-Gabriel headed home Perraud's cross.
Perraud made it 2-0 four minutes later with a fine half volley as Lille struggled to cope with the hosts' early pressure.
Three minutes from the break, Brest added another as Cardona lobbed Mike Maignan with a header, only for Yilmaz to give Lille a lifeline on the stroke of halftime with a penalty after Paul Lasne fouled Jose Fonte.
Yilmaz further reduced the arrears 12 minutes into the second half with a deflected shot for his sixth Ligue 1 goal.
The striker had a golden opportunity to salvage a point for the visitors but his last-minute strike hit the crossbar.
Game Information
French Ligue 1 Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | +47 | 69 |
AS Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | +18 | 58 |
Brest | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | +15 | 53 |
Lille | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | +17 | 52 |
Nice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | +9 | 48 |
Lens | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +7 | 46 |
Stade Rennais | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +8 | 42 |
Marseille | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | +8 | 41 |
Lyon | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 41 |
Stade de Reims | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 40 |
Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 37 |
Montpellier | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 36 |
Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 36 |
Nantes | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -20 | 31 |
Metz | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 29 |
Le Havre AC | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 28 |
Lorient | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -23 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -28 | 22 |