WALDRON GRAIN & FUEL

02/06 16:43 CST Metz hold Lille to draw and remain rooted to the foot of Ligue 1 Metz hold Lille to draw and remain rooted to the foot of Ligue 1 METZ, France (AP) --- Struggling Metz held high-flying Lille to 0-0 at home but the point was not enough to lift it off the bottom of Ligue 1 on Friday. Metz had not won in eight games and it looked second best for much of the match against a team whose early season promise had tapered out after a run of four league defeats. But visiting Lille could not breach a staunch Metz defense. Lille had to settle for fifth place, six points behind Lyon. Metz remained rooted to the bottom of the table with the same points as Auxerre and a point behind Nantes, both of which have a game in hand. Six points separate the last three from safety. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer