Lens, ranked second in Ligue 1, did not go beyond a draw (0-0) with Nice and lost the chance to reduce the distance that separates them from the leader, a Paris Saint Germain, to five points (they remain in seven) who ‘Les Sang et Or’ will face next Sunday (Bollaert-Delelis Stadium, 8:45 pm) in a rivalry that could end in the elimination of the French championship.
For their part, Olympique de Marseille endorsed Toulouse with a ‘set’ (6-1) in a great performance by the choir and rose to third place after Rennes (3-1) fell in their visit to Reims, with former ‘gunner’ Balogun , author of the double, as its most outstanding player.
Tribute to Pelé at the Vélodrome
At the Vélodrome, which paid tribute to the late Pelé before the game, Valentien Rongier opened the scoring in the 13th minute for Marseille, who extended their lead before half-time through a Rasmus Nicolaisen own goal.
Already in the second half, Igor Tudor’s team did not relax and sealed the match with two excellent goals from Sead Kolasinac (52′) and Dimitri Payet, who put the ball into the top corner (62′). Although Branco Van den Boomen reduced the distance from a penalty (66′), Cengiz Ünder, by converting another maximum penalty (80′), and Nuno Tavares (82′) made it’s 6-1.
Source: La Verdad
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