France, April 10 -- Lille moved six points clear at the top of Ligue 1 on Friday night following a 2-0 win at Metz.

Veteran Turkish striker Burak Yilmaz opened the scoring on the hour mark.

The 35-year-old collected Renato Sanches' through ball and slotted past Metz goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja for his 10th goal in 22 league games.

Yilmaz's compatriot, Mehmet Zeki Celik, secured the victory in the 89th minute.

LillegoalkeeperMike Maignanprovided the platform for the success.

The 25-year-old France internationalstretched to his right to tip away Aaron Leya Iseka's spot kick in the 17th minute. He also produced a string of saves before Yilmaz's strike.

Lille boss Christophe Galtierhighlighted the need for application and resilience du...