Intractable away from home, Olympique de Marseille won in Rennes (2-1) to come within four points of Paris Saint-Germain, the leader of Ligue 1, and distance Monaco (3rd) by five points, Saturday for the 17th day.
With this eighth victory in nine trips, signed Mason Greenwood and Adrien Rabiot, OM are getting a little closer to the leader, who ends the day against Saint-Étienne on Sunday (8:45 p.m.). Above all, he widens the gap with Monaco, held in check in Nantes (2-2) on Friday, and the pack of podium contenders.
Brice Samba, the new goalkeeper from Lens, and former Marseille player, lost to the goals of the Englishman and the French international, Rabiot’s third with OM, after the two against Saint-Étienne, a in L1, one in the Coupe de France.
Coach Jorge Sampaoli also missed his reunion with OM, whom he coached in 2021-2022. Rennes is 13th, with only one point ahead of the play-off, Saint-Étienne.
Lyon, which could climb onto the podium in the event of a victory, saw its rise stopped in Brest (2-1), and even Nice (4th) passed it in front thanks to its victory in Reims (4-2).
Brest midfielder Mahdi Camara (right) during the L1 match against Lyon on Saturday at the Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest. / Fred TANNEAU / AFP
Brest, thanks to goals from Mehdi Camara and Ludovic Ajorque, reassures itself by taking 10th place before Sunday’s matches, a week before the Breton derby in Rennes and ten days before returning to the Champions League against Shakthar Donetsk .
Lyon (6th) could only reduce the score through Jordan Veretout before the break and his team didn’t do much afterwards, dominated by Brest.
Nice comes within one point of the podium thanks to its undisputed victory in Champagne, with a goal from its in-form man, Evann Guessand, a double from Gaëtan Laborde and a goal from Ali Abdi. Reims (12th) continues a sixth match without a victory and finished under the chants: “Wet the swimsuit!” » from his furious audience.
