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Nicolas Maurice-Belay's stoppage-time goal saw Bordeaux claim a last gasp 2-1 win over rock-bottom Lens on Sunday.
Mariano opened the scoring for Les Girondins in the 80th minute but Lens were quickly back on level terms thanks to Pablo Chavarria's 86th minute equaliser.
However, with the match almost done, Maurice-Belay found the bottom left corner in the third minute of stoppage time to put Bordeaux two points adrift of fifth-placed St Etienne.
Bordeaux had a chance for an early goal in the fifth minute when Henri Saivet's delivery found Isaac Kiese-Thelin but the Swedish striker's acrobatic effort was straight down Rudy Riou's throat.
The visitors' keeper was called into action again at the quarter hour mark when Saivet's direct free-kick flirted dangerously with the top corner but Riou gathered at the second attempt before Lens fashioned the best chance of the half.
Adamo Coulibaly's delivery from the right caused mayhem in the Bordeaux box and, after Cedric Yambere missed his clearance, the ball fell for Baptiste Guillaume, whose effort was superbly kept out by Cedric Carrasso's reflex save.
Lens continued to threaten and only a last ditch Diego Contento block prevented Coulibaly from opening the scoring from close range after Chavarria had teed him up but the tie remained level at the interval.
Both sides continued to to-and-fro after the restart with Bordeaux's Kiese-Thelin going close with an acrobatic effort just minutes into the second half before Alharbi El-Jadeyaoui failed to make the most of his far-post volley after being picked out by Chavarria.
Thomas Toure tested Riou with a 25-yard free-kick just as the hour mark approached, and Lens' Jerome Le Moigne had a goal rightly ruled out on 75 minutes for offside as both sides continued to battle for the all-important breakthrough.
And that crucial opening goal came the hosts' way just inside the final 10 minutes when Ludovic Baal provided Mariano with a one-on-one and the Brazilian defender made no mistake with just Riou to beat.
However, Les Girondins' lead lasted a matter of minutes when Yambere's error allowed Chavarria in ahead of Carrasso and the former Anderlecht striker took full advantage to draw his side level.
The scoring had not finished there, though, and Bordeaux stole all three points late on when Maurice-Belay played a neat one-two with Kiese-Thelin to leave himself with just Riou to beat, which he duly did in confident fashion to claim the win.
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