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Stade play Lyon with both teams dreaming of Top 14 play-off spot
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Stade Francais host Lyon on Friday seeking a fifth consecutive league win that would go a long way in helping the capital side into the Top 14 play-offs.
Going into the penultimate weekend of regular-season action, Stade are currently sitting in seventh on 62 points, the same as Toulon who play third-placed Bordeaux-Begles (72pts) on Saturday in sixth. There s a lot of enthusiasm, said Stade coach Gonzalo Quesada. To be playing a match like this at this time of the season is a real bonus.