Last Updated: March 06, 2023, 07:39 IST
Marseille’s Sead Kolasinac celebrates after scoring the opening objective through the French League One soccer match between Rennes and Olympique Marseille, on the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes, France, Sunday, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
Marseille edged out Rennes as Sead Kolasinac scored the winner, whereas Wissam Ben Yedder struck twice to earn a degree for Monaco at Troyes
Defender Sead Kolasinac scored the winner Sunday as Marseille beat Rennes 1-0 to put up a seventh consecutive away win within the French league and strengthen its bid for Champions League soccer subsequent season.
Marseille travelled to Brittany on the again of a shock elimination within the French Cup midweek towards second-tier Annecy, which adopted a bitter 3-0 house loss to Paris Saint-Germain that badly broken its hopes of profitable the league title. Leader PSG beat Nantes 4-2 on Saturday and has an eight-point lead over Marseille.
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The nine-time French champions broke Rennes’ stable protection within the 57th minute from a free kick rapidly performed by Valentin Rongier. Cengiz Under obtained the ball down the fitting and crossed on the far put up behind Rennes gamers for Kolasinac, who lashed onto the ball and beat former Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda from shut vary.
Marseille prolonged its lead over third-place Monaco and Lens to 4 factors.
BEN YEDDER’S DOUBLE
Wissam Ben Yedder scored twice however couldn’t stop Monaco from drawing 2-2 at struggling Troyes and dropping factors within the race for the Champions League.
Monaco trailed 1-0 with 10 minutes left within the Champagne city after Rominigue Kouame put the hosts within the driving seat with a first-half objective earlier than Ben Yedder struck twice within the house of 4 minutes.
Ben Yedder levelled within the 79th with a left-footed low shot, then doubled his tally from Aleksandr Golovin’s cross. Ben Yedder’s sixteenth objective this season was initially disallowed however ultimately given after a VAR examine.
Only PSG star Kylian Mbappe, who’s the league’s high scorer with 18 objectives, has bagged greater than Ben Yedder within the French league this season.
Monaco couldn’t maintain onto its lead and conceded in added time as Ike Ugbo, left unmarked near the objective, headed the ball house previous goalkeeper Alexander Nubel. Troyes remained in nineteenth place.
MONTPELLIER REVIVAL
Montpellier’s revival underneath coach Michel Der Zakarian continued because the southern membership thrashed last-place Angers 5-0.
Back from suspension, playmaker Teji Savanier scored a brace to information Montpellier eight factors away from the relegation zone after Wahbi Khazri broke the impasse within the opening minute.
Montpellier is now unbeaten in 4 matches.
Der Zakarian changed Romain Pitau final month.
CAJUSTE STUNNER
As Reims and Ajaccio regarded set for a goalless draw, Jens Cajuste delighted house followers in stoppage time with a right-footed shot from outdoors the field that ended within the high proper nook for a 1-0 win.
Reims has been flourishing underneath coach Will Still. It is now unbeaten in its final 18 league matches and sits eighth within the desk.
OTHER RESULTS
Franck Honorat scored the one objective in Brest’s 1-0 victory at Strasbourg, whereas Clermont posted a primary win in seven matches by beating Toulouse 1-0 away.
Midfielder Rayan Cherki, a sizzling prospect in European soccer, created many probabilities for Lyon however couldn’t break by in a 0-0 draw with Lorient as goalkeeper Vito Mannone produced 5 saves.
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