Marseille scored twice in the first 19 minutes and then spent Sunday evening comfortably in a 2-0 home win over Montpellier to return to second place in Ligue 1. The home team worked hard at the start and was rewarded after nine minutes when Amin Harit cut from the right, drew goalkeeper Jonas Omlin and then swung the ball into the six-yard box to Bamba Dieng, who shot into the empty net. killed.
Dieng won the penalty which doubled Marseille’s lead 10 minutes later.
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Gerson’s clever backheel gives Dieng a yard space but is cut by Jordan Ferry. Cengiz under converts a spot kick.
Omlin was sent off in extra time, but by then the match was over.
Marseille started a difficult week on a confident fourth straight league win.
They will travel to Greece to defend a one-goal lead against PAOK in Thessaloniki in an already acrimonious Europa Conference League tie on Thursday.
They visit bitter rivals and fledgling league leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
“These victories give us momentum,” said Marseille Jorge Sampaoli.
“Now we have to recover and some players are expected to be back for Thursday. Then there will be the game on Sunday with very little preparation time.”
Earlier in the day, fourth-placed Strasbourg’s hopes of catching Marseille were dealt a blow when they equalized Lyon in the last minute.
Ibrahima Sissoko placed the home team 20th after a comical mix-up in the home defence, which also injured goalkeeper Anthony Lopes.
Karl Toko Ekambi equalized in the 90th minute but a 1–1 draw at home of the European Parliament moved Lyon a place in Europe to 10th and beyond.
Fifth-placed Nice lost more ground in the Champions League race after a 3-0 loss at Lens, which lasted more than 70 minutes with 10 men.
Good coach Christophe Gaultier accused his players of “coming as tourists”.
At the other end of the table, Bordeaux ended an eight-match winless run by beating relegation rivals Metz 3-1 on Sunday to take the first win under coach David Gione and climb to the foot of the Ligue 1 table.
Metz took a first-half lead through Didier Lamkel Ze, who reduced a loan to Russian side Khimki after an invasion of Ukraine.
Ricardo Mangas equalized early in the second half and M’be Niang put Bordeaux ahead.
“Relief is not words,” said Bordeaux coach David Gione.
Hwang Ui-Jo added a late third as Bordeaux switched places with Metz in the bottom two and moved to within a point of Saint-Etienne in the relegation play-off spot.
17th-placed Clermont are one point above Saint-Etienne after a 6-1 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, in which both Kylian Mbappe and Neymar scored hat-tricks for the league leaders.
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Monaco improved their chances of European football the following season with a 2–1 win over Troyes, courtesy of goals from Caio Henrique and Kevin Woland.
Nantes drew 1-1 in Brest after a crowd trouble that stalled play for nearly 10 minutes in the second half.
The spectators led on goal from Randall Colo Muni, but the game was briefly halted as away fans opened fire on the pitch.
A second, longer interruption occurred shortly after half-time when a handful of Brest supporters attempted to attack the pitch to confront the Nantes fans. Later one was arrested.
The referee sent the teams to the changing room. After his return, Brendan Chardonnay slammed the ball into a corner to earn a point for Brest.
“Since the start of the season, we’ve seen some unacceptable, terrible things. All fans, we have to change our mindset,” Chardonnay said after the game.
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