Marseille remained 2nd in Ligue 1 as Amine Gouiri and Mason Greenwood racked up in a 2-0 residence success over Nantes on Sunday.
Nice uploaded their 4th straight group win with a 3-1 success at Saint-Etienne on Saturday to relocate diploma on components with Marseille, but Roberto De Zerbi’s males reacted with a 4th win in 5 journeys.
They relaxation 13 components behind runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain but proceed to be in a strong setting to get following interval’s Champions League.
“We deserved the victory. We had a lot of chances, even if it wasn’t our best match at the Velodrome,” Marseille coach De Zerbi acknowledged.
Marseille had the sphere within the internet at an early stage but Adrien Rabiot’s strike was dismissed adhering to a VAR testimonial for an offside within the accumulation.
The hosts tipped up an gear after half-time, but Gouiri and Greenwood had been each responsible of lacking out on potentialities.
OM did finally injury the predicament within the 73rd min, as Greenwood performed in Valentin Rongier that teed up Gouiri to make use of a vacant internet and make it 3 goals and as a lot of helps in 5 group video video games as a result of authorizing from Rennes.
Greenwood protected the three components a few minutes afterward, crinkling in his fifteenth Ligue 1 goal of the undertaking after packing his means previous 2 difficulties.
Earlier on Sunday, Lyon beat Brest 2-1 despite coach Paulo Fonseca being despatched late on and afterwards making even as much as umpire Benoit Millot.
Two goals from Alexandre Lacazette reworked the online game round for Lyon after Kenny Lala’s cost supplied Brest a really early lead.
But Fonseca may be coping with a protracted restriction after his superb battle with the umpire, after being despatched for an upset response to a effective initially granted to Brest previous to being reversed by VAR.
Referees’ union SAFE acknowledged it was “an act of brutality against a referee” and requested for assents “to match this extremely serious act”.
Sixth- positioned Lyon relocated inside 4 components of the Champions League places.
Strasbourg are merely 2 components moreover again in seventh after Emanuel Emegha’s eleventh Ligue 1 goal of the interval supplied Liam Rosenior’s males a 1-0 win at Auxerre.
Rennes remained to energy free from switch danger beneath Habib Beye with a 4-0 success at decrease membership Montpellier, whereas Toulouse whipped Angers by the very same scoreline.
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