With a strong comeback sealed in the second half, Marseille added their sixth consecutive victory over Lorient (3-1) to accelerate in Ligue 1 and stalk Lens and leaders Paris Saint-Germain in the standings .
Croatian Igor Tudor’s team established itself in third place in the French competition. They are only two points away from Lens, second, who beat Auxerre (1-0), and five from PSG, the leader and current champion who visit Rennes on Sunday to close the nineteenth day, the last part of first round.
The team from Marseillas had to avoid distractions, which after half an hour found themselves with a goal against. Unexpectedly, Nigerian Terem Moffi, the visitors’ most dangerous player, scored, capitalizing on a corner kick by Yoann Cathline.
Lorient a few weeks ago were no longer the impetuous and brash team that surprised at the start of the season when they stalked the top of the table. He has dropped out of recent appointments to settle in a more natural place. On the high side but out of Europe for the moment.
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Regis Le Bris’s team could not tie down their advantage, leaving the Vélodrome stadium with a new setback once Marseille picked up the pace and found the right. They tied the game seven minutes before the break with a goal from Bosnian Sead Kolasinac after receiving the ball from Turk Yoann Cathline and turned the game around at the start of the second half thanks to Chilean Alexis Sánchez, who beat Vito Mannone after a cross from Samuel Gigot.
Marseille secured victory in game time with a goal by Jordan Veretout, who signed in the third, securing a sixth straight victory for his team, a threat to Lens and Paris Saint-Germain.
Source: La Verdad
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