Lille routs Le Mans 3-0 in French league

Eighteen-year-old sensation Eden Hazard scored a goal and set up two in Lille's 3-0 victory over Le Mans on Sunday in the French league.

The victory allowed Lille to leapfrog Montpellier and move into third place with 31 points, but Lyon could take that spot away from them with a victory at Monaco later on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Toulouse drew with Auxerre 1-1.

Bordeaux routed Lorient 4-1 on Saturday to earn the unofficial title of winter champion at the season's halfway stage. Bordeaux tops the standings with 40 points from 18 matches, eight clear of second-place Marseille which has a game in hand.

Lille stretched its winning streak in the league to five games.

Cameroon international Aurelien Chedjou headed in a free kick from Hazard to put Lille ahead in the 12th minute.

Lille nearly doubled the lead two minutes later but Florent Balmont's penalty kick crashed against the bar after Ibrahima Camara had fouled Ivory Coast forward Gervinho.

Belgium international Hazard then passed to Gervinho, who poked the ball home in the 27th to take his goal tally to nine for the season and make it 2-0.

Hazard added a third with a solo run just two minutes later, dribbling past three defenders before beating goalkeeper Didier Ovono.

In Auxerre, Roy Contout salvaged a last-gasp draw for the home team.

Daniel Niculae diverted a cross from Dennis Oliech toward the far post where Contout flicked the ball home.

Brazilian midfielder Luan opened the scoring for Toulouse on a counterattack in the 20th off a pass from Daniel Braaten.

Toulouse midfielder Etienne Didot was sent off four minutes from time for picking up a second yellow card.

Also Saturday, it was: Saint-Etienne 0, Marseille 0; Montpellier 0, Nancy 2; Valenciennes 0, Lens 0; Rennes 1, Paris Saint-Germain 0; Grenoble 1, Nice 1.

The match pitting Boulogne against Sochaux was postponed because of heavy snowfalls.