Defender Sead Kolasinac scored the winner as Marseille beat Rennes 1-Zero to put up a seventh consecutive away win within the French league and strengthen their bid for Champions League soccer subsequent season.
Marseille traveled to Brittany on Sunday on the again of a shock elimination within the French Cup midweek towards second-tier Annecy, which adopted a bitter 3-Zero dwelling loss to Paris Saint-Germain that badly broken their hopes of successful the league title.
Chief PSG beat Nantes 4-2 on Saturday and have an eight-point lead over second-placed Marseille.
The nine-time French champions broke Rennes’ stable protection within the 57th minute from a free kick shortly performed by Valentin Rongier.
Cengiz Below crossed on the far put up behind Rennes gamers for Kolasinac, who lashed onto the ball and beat former Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda from shut vary.
Marseille prolonged their lead over third-place Monaco and Lens to 4 factors.
Wissam Ben Yedder scored twice however couldn’t forestall Monaco from drawing 2-2 at struggling Troyes and dropping factors within the race for the Champions League.
Monaco trailed 1-Zero with 10 minutes left within the Champagne city after Rominigue Kouame put the hosts within the driving seat with a first-half objective earlier than Ben Yedder struck twice within the area of 4 minutes.
Ben Yedder leveled within the 79th with a left-footed low shot, then doubled his tally from Aleksandr Golovin’s cross. Ben Yedder’s 16th objective this season was initially disallowed however ultimately given after a VAR verify.
Solely PSG star Kylian Mbappe, who’s the league’s prime scorer with 18 objectives, has bagged greater than Ben Yedder within the French league this season.
Monaco couldn’t maintain onto their lead and conceded in added time as Ike Ugbo, left unmarked near the objective, headed the ball dwelling previous goalkeeper Alexander Nubel. Troyes remained in 19th place.
Montpellier’s revival below coach Michel Der Zakarian continued because the southern membership thrashed last-place Angers 5-0.
Again from suspension, playmaker Teji Savanier scored a brace to information Montpellier eight factors away from the relegation zone after Wahbi Khazri broke the impasse within the opening minute.
Montpellier at the moment are unbeaten in 4 matches. Der Zakarian changed Romain Pitau final month.
As Reims and Ajaccio appeared set for a goalless draw, Jens Cajuste delighted dwelling followers in stoppage time with a right-footed shot from exterior the field that ended within the prime proper nook for a 1-Zero win.
Reims have been flourishing below coach Will Nonetheless. They’re now unbeaten of their final 18 league matches and sit eighth within the desk.
Franck Honorat scored the one objective in Brest’s 1-Zero victory at Strasbourg, whereas Clermont posted a primary win in seven matches by beating Toulouse 1-Zero away.
Midfielder Rayan Cherki, a scorching prospect in European soccer, created many possibilities for Lyon however couldn’t break via in a 0-Zero draw with Lorient as goalkeeper Vito Mannone produced 5 saves.
