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Marseille Lose Ground On Leaders As Last-Gasp Lyon Win

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Marseille handed up the prospect to go stage on factors with leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday after dropping at Strasbourg, whereas Lyon snatched a 2-1 victory at Toulouse because of a Ninety fifth-minute winner. Under new Italian coach Roberto De Zerbi, Marseille had regarded resurgent this season however Diego Moreira’s strike for Strasbourg simply earlier than the break condemned the guests to a primary defeat of the season. Strasbourg’s first win in 17 outings in opposition to Marseille stopped their opponents from becoming a member of pacesetters PSG and Monaco on 16 factors atop Ligue 1.

“I’ve full confidence in my gamers,” mentioned De Zerbi.

“One of the membership’s former coaches, Marcelo Bielsa, used to say: ‘You be taught from defeat’, and I feel we’ll be taught lots tonight, it should be a decisive day for our progress.”

In the fortieth minute, Moreira surged onto a via ball on the left and slotted a relaxed end previous Marseille goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli to attain the primary aim of his senior skilled profession.

Marseille had possibilities to equalise however Djordje Petrovic within the Strasbourg aim was equal to Mason Greenwood as the house aspect noticed out their second win of the marketing campaign.

Earlier, Lyon additionally obtained their second win of the season courtesy of a Rasmus Nicolaisen personal aim and Malick Fofana’s stoppage-time winner, after Yann Gboho had despatched Toulouse into an early lead.

The hosts went in entrance on 14 minutes when Gboho fired into the highest nook after Lyon gave the ball away in their very own half.

But Pierre Sage’s aspect had been again stage two minutes earlier than the half hour when Nicolaisen became his personal internet.

The factors appeared set to be shared till the ball broke to Fofana within the field and his flashed effort beat the goalkeeper and simply crossed the road earlier than defender Gabriel Suazo might block.

Reims beat Angers 3-1 on the highway to maneuver as much as fourth, two factors behind resurgent Marseille in third.

Goals by Keito Nakamura and Junya Ito inside 25 minutes gave Reims the best begin and Marshall Munetsi then netted within the 79th minute to seal the three factors.

Zinedine Ferhat scored a comfort for the hosts with six minutes remaining, however Angers stay rooted to backside spot. They are the one crew but to win a match within the league this season.

A second-half brace from Ibrahim Sissoko earned a precious away level for promoted Saint-Etienne in opposition to Nantes.

Johann Lepenant despatched the house crew in entrance on 10 minutes and Sorba Thomas doubled their lead 4 minutes after the break.

Sissoko halved the deficit within the 57th minute after which transformed a penalty 10 minutes later to stage.

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