Olympique de Marseille (OM), currently second in the Ligue 1 standings, came back five points behind Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Sunday December 8, by winning against AS Saint-Etienne (2- 0) during the fourteenth day of the championship. For its part, Lens had a second success in a row against Montpellier (2-0).
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With the first Marseille goal from Adrien Rabiot, and a two-step penalty from Mason Greenwood, OM regains second place from AS Monaco, who won on goal difference (+14 against +12). , Saturday, against Toulouse (2-0). With this seventh victory in eight trips, OM are comfortable away from their stadium.
The Greens, who will have an opportunity to take their revenge on Roberto De Zerbi’s team in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France just before Christmas, find themselves in a play-off position (16th) in the championship.
Nantes-Rennes: an eventful end to the match
FC Nantes, on the contrary, moved away from the red zone thanks to a goal from Moses Simon in a crazy end to the match against Rennes (1-0). The Nigerian striker blew up La Beaujoire by finally materializing the domination of the “Canaries” against opponents who played a half with ten men after the exclusion of Mikayil Faye.
The end of the match was epic: the Rennais thought of equalizing at the last second through Christopher Wooh, but the video (VAR) revealed that he had scored with his arm and the referee Mickaël Leleu (who had replaced during the match match Eric Wattellier injured) refused it. He also excluded the new Argentinian coach of the Bretons, Jorge Sampaoli, who entered the field furiously as the referee headed towards the VAR screen.
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Higher in the Ligue 1 ranking, Lens (7ᵉ) remains in the race for Europe after its victory over Montpellier (2-0). The “Sang et Or” won thanks to a goal from Rémy Labeau-Lascary and another against his side from Montpellier goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte. With this second victory in a row, they have the same number of points (23) as the Niçois (6ᵉ), who are ahead of them on goal difference (+9 against +5). Montpellier remains last in the ranking, now five lengths behind. Finally, Strasbourg and Reims separated in an insipid 0-0.
