In the match which concluded the 16th day of Ligue 1 on Sunday, Olympique de Marseille (second in the standings) crushed Le Havre (penultimate) with a score of 5-0, thus reducing the gap with the leaders of the PSG with seven points.
Roberto De Zerbi’s team presents itself, week after week, as the strongest alternative in the event of an improbable collapse of the Parisian champions in the second half of the season.
With four wins and one draw in their last five matches, Marseille now hold a three-point lead over third-placed Monaco, who lost 1-0 to PSG in the French Champions Trophy in Doha on Sunday. The two teams had already played their postponed match on December 18, which also ended in a victory for PSG (4-2 in Monaco).
The meeting at the Vélodrome was relatively uneventful, highlighted by goals from Valentin Rongier (25), Moroccan midfielder Bilal Nadir (39), Neal Maupay (43), Elye Wahi (66) and Swiss defender Ulisses Garcia (75). Marseille fans were treated to a five-goal display in just 75 minutes, before André Ayew scored a consolation header for Le Havre (85th), receiving warm applause from the veteran Ghanaian striker’s former supporters.
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However, Le Havre are still searching for form, recording their fourth consecutive defeat in Ligue 1 after a humiliating elimination in round of 32 of the Coupe de France against amateur side Saint-Brieuc.
This Sunday also saw three other matches in the elite of French football, all between mid-table teams. At the top of the mid-table, Lens (7th) suffered a surprising 1-0 defeat at home against Toulouse.
At the bottom of the mid-table, Angers (14th) breathed new life into its campaign with a 2-0 victory over Brest (12th), which shines in the Champions League while struggling in the national championship.
Finally, Strasbourg (10th) comfortably beat Auxerre (9th) with a score of 3-1.
