“French League”: Lille rises to second place with a difficult victory in the stronghold of Rennes
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- Lille beat host Rennes 2-1 in the tenth round of the French League, rising to second place with 21 points, behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain with 23 points.
- Milan also beat Genoa 1-2 in the Italian League, and Real Betis' position in fourth place was strengthened by defeating Elche 2-0 in the Spanish League.
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The article covers the results of matches in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth rounds of the French, Italian and Spanish football leagues, including the teams’ standings and points.
Lille defeated its host Rennes, 2-1, on Sunday, in the tenth round of the French Football League.
The visitors took the lead with Sorayba Dion's goal in the 24th minute, and Rennes equalized with Boulay Dia's goal in the 31st minute.
In the second half, Lille snatched the match points with a second goal scored by Nathan Ngoyi in the 68th minute.
With this result, Lille raises its score to 21 points, rising to second place in the standings, behind defending champion Paris Saint-Germain in the lead with 23 points.
As for Rennes, its score froze at 16 points in fifth place after suffering its fourth loss in the league.
Milan continued its victories in the Italian Football League Championship, achieving its fourth victory in five matches, after defeating its host Genoa 1-2, on Sunday, in the 11th round of the competition.
Before playing the Genoa match, Milan had suffered one loss and won three matches in the last four rounds, the last of which was a victory over its traditional rival Inter Milan 1-2 in the tenth round.
The victory came to reconcile Milan with its fans, after its loss last Thursday in the European League at home to Hungarian Ferencvaros, 0-2.
Milan raised its score to 24 points in fourth place, one point behind Inter Milan, which is in third place, and which will face Como later on Sunday in the same round’s competitions.
On the other hand, Genoa's balance froze at 13 points in thirteenth place.
Milan took the lead through Alvado Cisse in the 13th minute, and six minutes later Christian Pulsic scored the second goal.
In the 88th minute, Mikel Eagle Albertson scored Genoa's only goal.
Real Betis strengthened its position in fourth place with a valuable victory over its host Elche 2-0, on Sunday, in the twelfth stage of the Spanish Football League.
Real Betis waited for the final minutes to decide the result of the match in their favor. Striker Rodrigo Riquelme gave them the lead in the 81st minute, 4 minutes after he replaced Moroccan international winger Abdel Samad Zalzouli, before defenseman Marc Bartra added the second goal in the 89th minute.
It is the second win in a row for Real Betis and the eighth this season, raising its score to 26 points in fourth place, while Mona Elche suffered its second loss in a row and sixth this season, so its score froze at 10 points in eighteenth place.
Later, Real Sociedad will play against Rayo Vallecano, Villarreal will play against Getafe, Celta Vigo will play against Levante, and Atletico Madrid will play against Barcelona.
