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Strasbourg secure Ligue 1 status in late drama

Strasbourg secured Ligue 1 survival with a dramatic late 3-2 win over Lyon, who must now beat Nice to ensure qualification for next season's Champions League.

A year on from completing rousing back-to-back promotions, Thierry Laurey's Strasbourg were set to head into the final weekend of the campaign with their top-flight status in the balance.

Lyon star Nabil Fekir won and converted a penalty before Houssem Aouar was set up by Memphis Depay to overturn Stephane Bahoken's 22nd-minute opener.

Lebo Mothiba's first-half double saw Lille past Dijon 2-1 and the upshot is Toulouse and Troyes are set to complete the bottom three alongside already-relegated Metz.

Toulouse, who took the lead before being thumped 4-2 at Bordeaux, occupy the relegation play-off spot but second-bottom Troyes closed to within a point as Karim Azamoum's goal helped them to a 1-1 draw at Montpellier.

Caen were on the receiving end of a Mario Balotelli brace and went down 4-1 at Nice but only a Toulouse win over Guingamp combined with an eight-goal swing against Patrice Garande's side can threaten their top-flight status.

Nice occupy the final Europa League qualifying spot and Rennes sealed a place in next season's competition with a 2-0 win to take some of the edge off Paris Saint-Germain's title party at the Parc des Princes.