A brace from Chilean Alexis Sánchez gave victory (0-2) against Clermont for a Marseille five points closer to leader Paris Saint Germain, who lost a few hours earlier to Monaco (3-1). .
In a clash that started an hour late due to incidents outside the Gabriel Montpied stadium between supporters of both teams and in which the police had to intervene, Marseille emerged as PSG’s main challengers in the race for Ligue 1 title.
The Croatian team of Igor Tudor completed a round week, which on Wednesday eliminated Paris Saint Germain itself from the French Cup (2-1) and which this Saturday was again with the victory in twenty-two days of Ligue 1.
Alexis, penalty and header
A handball inside the area by Muhammed Cham was awarded a penalty. Alexis Sánchez didn’t miss from the eleven meters and opened the scoring.
The Chilean scored the second, with a header, nine minutes from the end. It was the ninth league goal for the former Barça player, securing victory for the Marseillaise side, second in the French standings, five points behind Paris Saint Germain and ahead of Monaco.
Source: La Verdad
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