Marseille missed the possibility to maneuver three factors clear in second place within the French league after conceding a last-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw at struggling Troyes on Sunday.
Striker Yoann Touzghar profited from poor Marseille defending to slip within the equalizer after playmaker Dimitri Payet’s penalty put Marseille forward within the twenty eighth minute. It was Payet’s club-leading ninth league purpose of the season.
Second place ensures entry into subsequent season’s Champions League, and Marseille is one level of Nice in third place and a playoff spot.
Defending champion Lille’s enhancing protection stored a 3rd straight league clear sheet in a 1-0 win at Lyon, though the victory got here solely after Lyon had a late equalizer chalked off.
Center ahead Moussa Dembele’s early likelihood was saved by Lille goalkeeper Leo Jardim, and Lille scored with its first shot on the right track within the thirty fifth.
A cross from the correct was clumsily headed by Thiago Mendes into the trail of left again Gabriel Gudmundsson, and he volleyed residence neatly from shut vary.
Jardim was saved from midfielder Lucas Paqueta within the 76th however was overwhelmed by him within the 86th. Paqueta intercepted the ball after Jardim fluffed his kick and kicked the bottom as an alternative of the ball. Paqueta rolled the ball in, however his effort was dominated out following a video evaluate for a supposed foul on Jardim.
Lille is now eighth whereas Lyon dropped to tenth.
OTHER MATCHES
Northern facet Lens moved into sixth place within the chase for the European locations after a 2-1 win at Angers, with Jonathan Clauss hitting a floating shot that lobbed goalkeeper Danijel Petkovic within the 77th.
Lens is three factors behind fourth-place Rennes within the Europa League spot.
Monaco misplaced 2-1 at residence to Reims, regardless of striker Wissam Ben Yedder’s league-leading fifteenth purpose to maneuver one forward of Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe.
The guests equalized within the 84th when Monaco striker Kevin Volland headed an own-goal and, quickly after Monaco midfielder Jean Lucas was despatched off, scored a stoppage-time winner via striker Nathanael Mbuku.
Lorient moved out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win at Brest as fellow strugglers Bordeaux and Metz each drew.
Last-place Bordeaux drew 1-1 at Clermont and 18th-place Metz was held 0-0 at residence by Nantes.
PSG beat Saint-Etienne 3-1 on Saturday after falling behind for the thirteenth time in 26 video games and travels to Nice subsequent Saturday.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
