Andy Delort really knows when to score! He opened the scoring for his Nice shortly after the restart and then he scored the winner in the dying minutes of the precious 2-1 victory over Lorient at the Allianz Riviera.The Eagles rose to the fourth place in Ligue 1 standings, overtaking Monaco in the race for the place in next season’s Europa League. It was a great result for the black and reds, who ended their four-match winless run in the league with their neighbours from the Principality breathing down their necks.The sunshine on the south coast of France got everyone on the pitch snoozing in the first half. Although we’ve seen the home team enjoy the vast majority of ball possession, they couldn’t carve out a single chance. But their coach Christophe Galtier surely gave them a stern talk in the dressing room and it showed.Khephren Thuram was fouled in the visitors’ box after a great run by Amaury Delerue and the referee didn’t hesitate to award a spot-kick.Delort stepped up and struck a strong penalty that ended up in the net despite a slight touch from goalkeeper Matthieu Dreyer. Finally, we’ve had a breakthrough.Relegation-fighting Lorient weren’t ready to give up on this game and they gave their all in an attempt to get back into the match. And thanks to Armand Lauriente – they’ve made it. The former Red Star Paris and Rennes youngster scored a fine solo goal to level from a narrow angle just five minutes after the opening goal.Galtier sent tall striker Kasper Dolberg in a bid to force a winner and that move paid off. Dolberg’s cross two minutes from time led to Delort’s second of the afternoon and 12th of the campaign.LIGUE 1 – ROUND 32FridayRennes – Monaco 2-3 (1-1)/Tait 3, Terrier +0+2 – Vanderson 12, Ben Yedder 57, Boadu 77/SaturdaySaint-Etienne – Brest 2-1 (2-1)/Camara 14, 39 – Honorat 8/Lille – Lens 1-2 (1-2)/Xeka 45+1 – Frankowski 4, Kalimuendo 37/SundayNice – Lorient 2-1 (0-0)/Delort 54 pen, 88 – Lauriente 61/Montpellier – Reims (in progress)Nantes – Angers (in progress)Metz – Clermont (in progress)Troyes – Strasbourg (in progress)18.05: (1.35) Olympique Lyon (5.70) Bordeaux (9.00)21.45: (1.42) PSG (5.60) Olympique Marseille (8.50)***odds are subject to change
