- Clinton N'Jie (59')
- Florian Thauvin (64')
Marseille manage win over Rennes without Bafetimbi Gomis
Marseille showed they can cope without top scorer Bafetimbi Gomis by beating Rennes 2-0 at home in Ligue 1 on Saturday, a win that maintains their push for a top-four finish and place in the Europa League next season.
Gomis has been Marseille's best player this season, scoring 16 league goals, but he picked up a knee injury last weekend and is expected to be out for up to six weeks.
In his absence, wingers Clinton N'Jie and Florian Thauvin grabbed second-half goals as Marseille moved level on points with fifth-place Saint-Etienne and one point behind fourth-place Lyon. They are both playing on Sunday.
France playmaker Dimitri Payet went close three times -- hitting the crossbar with a rasping shot -- before starting the move that led to N'Jie's goal in the second half.
Five minutes later, Thauvin scored a powerful swerving shot into the top corner from 20 yards after running onto a neat back heel from midfielder Morgan Sanson.
Inconsistent Marseille have won their past three home games but lost their last three away.
Next up is a home game next Sunday against bitter rivals Paris Saint-Germain -- a must-win game in the eyes of the passionate Marseille fans at Stade Velodrome.
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French Ligue 1 Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | +47 | 70 |
AS Monaco | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | +20 | 61 |
Brest | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | +16 | 57 |
Lille | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | +18 | 55 |
Nice | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | +11 | 51 |
Lens | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 49 |
Stade Rennais | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | +8 | 45 |
Marseille | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | +9 | 44 |
Lyon | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 44 |
Montpellier | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 40 |
Toulouse | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 40 |
Stade de Reims | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 40 |
Strasbourg | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 36 |
Nantes | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 33 |
Le Havre AC | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 32 |
Metz | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -20 | 29 |
Lorient | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -26 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -28 | 25 |