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PARIS — Lois Openda has scored the fastest French league hat trick in 50 years to help Lens move into third place with a 4-0 win over Clermont. Openda struck three times in 4 minutes, 30 seconds. According to stats provider Opta that was four seconds quicker than Matt Moussilou's treble in Lille's 8-0 rout of Istres in April 2005. Lens trails second-place Marseille by two points and is three points clear of Monaco. Monaco lost ground in the race for Champions League spots by losing 1-0 to Reims. Strasbourg midfielder Jean-Eudes Aholou scored two late goals to salvage a 2-2 draw with 10-man Marseille. On Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain edged Brest 2-1 to extend its lead to 11 points.
