Improving Lyon dominated even without top scorer Alexandre Lacazette and won 2-0 at Lorient on Saturday for a fifth victory in the last six French league games.
The January transfer window closed on Thursday with the Premier League’s spending power considerably down on previous years. Based on reported fees, top-flight clubs in England spent around $120.55 million on signings, not including loan deals. A year ago, Chelsea’s $357 million mid-season spree was part of a league record outlay of around $831 million. Figures never looked like getting anywhere near those levels this year, with loan deals dominating the market.
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