Shaqiri sets up Lyon goal in 3-1 win, Angers draws at Brest

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Published September 12, 2021 12:20 PM

By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer

PARIS (AP) — Lyon secured its second win of the season under new coach Peter Bosz and moved up to seventh in the French league after beating Strasbourg 3-1. Former Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri set up his first goal for Lyon on central defender Jason Denayer’s 64th-minute header. Striker Moussa Dembele put Lyon ahead early on and Lucas Paqueta added a late third to cap a comfortable night ahead of a difficult trip next weekend to face PSG. Angers needed a late penalty to scrape a 1-1 draw at struggling Brest and maintain its unbeaten start.

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