Fifth straight win lifts Marseille to within a point of PSG

Nîmes (France) (AFP) – Marseille’s 2-0 away win at Nimes on Friday saw them climb second top of Ligue 1 with a game in hand on all their closest rivals.

Paris Saint-Germain are top on 25 points with Marseille a point behind and four clubs, Lille, Lyon, Monaco and Montpellier all on 23.

After a defeat and a draw in their last two games PSG face the prospect of being knocked off top spot with a tough away clash at Montpellier on Saturday while fellow front-runners Lille and Monaco face-off on Sunday. 

After the weekend Marseille will have two games in hand on all of them, and a Champions League game with Man City coming up in midweek.

“This group is starting to show some collective force,” Marseille’s coach Andre Villas-Boas.

“We have got our confidence back. And we can have a go at Monaco and Rennes in our coming games,” he said.

Argentina’s Dario Benedetto got OM’s opener Friday with a classic centre-forward’s control on the chest and a flying snap-shot as the former Boca Juniors forward produced a second goal from consecutive outings after a 15-match personal dry patch.

Nimes were down to 10-men before Valere Germain wrapped up the precious three away points.

200+ Channels With Sports & News

• Starting price: $33/mo. for fubo Latino Package
• Watch Premier League, World Cup, Euro 2024 & more
• Includes NBC, USA, FOX, ESPN, CBSSN & more

Try It Free

Live & On Demand TV Streaming

• Price: $69.99/mo. for Entertainment package
• Watch World Cup, Euro 2024 & MLS
• Includes ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 + local channels

Try It Free

Many Sports & ESPN Originals

• Price: $6.99/mo. (or get ESPN+, Hulu & Disney+ for $13.99/mo.)
• Features Bundesliga, LaLiga, Championship, & more
• Also includes daily ESPN FC news & highlights show

Browse Offers

2,000+ soccer games per year

• Price: $4.99/mo
• Features Champions League, Serie A, Europa League & NWSL
• Includes CBS, Star Trek & CBS Sports HQ

Try It Free

175 Premier League Games & PL TV

• Starting price: $4.99/mo. for Peacock Premium
• Watch 175 exclusive EPL games per season
• Includes Premier League TV channel plus movies, TV shows & more

Browse Offer