Paris (France) (AFP) - Moroccan international winger Yassine Jassim returned his Strasbourg team to winning ways by scoring a double in the huge win over its guest, numerically inferior Auxerre, 5-1, on Sunday in the ninth stage of the French Football League.

Published on: 01/11/2026 - 17:21 Last updated: 01/11/2026 - 19:27

Jassim scored the fourth goal with his left foot and the fifth with a header in the 77th and 85th minutes. He assisted the second goal for Ivory Coast's Martial Godot (55th), after Portuguese Dario Essogo opened the scoring (41st), and Danish Conrad Harder III scored (62nd from a penalty kick).

Jassim regained his scoring identity after fasting since the second stage when he scored a brace against Lens (2-1), raising his tally to four goals on the scorers list with three assists, contributing to his team achieving its first victory after five lean matches in which it earned one point and suffered four consecutive defeats.

Jassim, who won the U-20 World Cup with his country in Chile in 2025, was satisfied with one assist in eight matches last season.

Englishman Cameron Archer (68) scored the only goal for Auxerre before his fellow substitute Lamfia Diobati was sent off with a direct red card (74) 11 minutes after he came on as a substitute for Kevan Danoa.

Strasbourg breathed a sigh of relief against a team that lost the same number of matches (5) since the start of the tournament, making it equal to them in twelfth place (10) on the number of points.

In order to put an end to this negative series, coach Hugo Oliveira made several adjustments to his starting lineup, bringing in Danish defenders Lukas Hogsburg and captain returning from injury, Ismail Doucoure. He also restored confidence to Moroccan international midfielder Samir Murabit in the midfield, and introduced Godou to start a week after his first appearance this season against Rennes.

His choices proved successful, as each player excelled in his role. Doucoure presented a solid defensive performance, while Al-Murabit regained his effectiveness in seizing and distributing balls, and Hogsburg excelled on the right side.

Godot, who scored 10 goals in the league last season, was quick to regain his level at La Mino Stadium, giving vitality to his team, which had suffered greatly in recent weeks.

Lyon regained its balance after two consecutive losses to German Hoffenheim (0-3) in the Europa League and Paris Saint-Germain (0-2) in the league, by defeating its guest Angers with two clean goals scored by Ghanaian Ernest Noamah (38) and his captain Corentin Tolisso (86).

The match was held amid speculation about the possible departure of Leon's Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca to Sporting during the international break.

In recent hours, the Portuguese press and L'Equipe newspaper have reported this hypothesis.

Noamah opened the scoring at the end of the first half after following a chest pass from Tolisso (38), scoring his fourth goal this season in the league.

Tolisso sealed the victory with a header following a corner kick, scoring his forty-fourth goal with Lyon in the league, before leaving the field (87) after hugging his coach Paulo Fonseca, who appeared affected by tears at the end of the match while greeting all his players.

This may be an indication of a very imminent departure.

Lyon rose to third place with 17 points on goal difference against Paris FC, which deepened the wounds of its guest Monaco when it beat them 3-1.

Malian international striker Lassine Senayoko imposed himself as the star of the match by scoring a brace that gave the capital team the lead in the 38th and 44th minutes, raising his tally to eight goals this season and being the top scorer in the league, one goal ahead of Rennes striker Esteban Lupul.

The visitors reduced the gap at the beginning of the second half through American international striker Folarin Balogun (65), but Pablo Bages dealt the final blow to the emirate team by scoring the third goal for the capital club (74).

Monaco dropped to sixth place after its score froze at 15 points.

Monaco has not achieved a win in the league for four matches. Before falling to Stade Jean Point, where Paris FC is still unbeaten this season (four wins and one draw), the principality team had drawn with Toulouse and Lille and then lost to Lorient.

Marseille will play later with Toulouse.

The stage concludes on Monday with Lorient meeting Brest.

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