New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Striker Odsonne Edouard scored with a header in each half as Lens beat Nice 2-0 at home on Sunday to move back ahead of Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1.

Edouard gave surprise front-runner Lens a 15th-minute lead with a brilliant glancing header from Matthieu Udol's cross and nodded in another left-wing cross from Udol in the 57th.

It was a sixth straight French league win and ninth in 10 games for Lens.

The northern club is one point ahead of defending champion PSG after 16 rounds and five points ahead of third-placed Marseille and fourth-placed Lille, which are separated by goal difference after both won on Sunday.

Next weekend sees French Cup matches, before Ligue 1 resumes in early January.

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