- Andy Delort (45', 49')
- Hatem Ben Arfa (5')
- Benjamin Bourigeaud (71' Pen)
Thauvin treble sees Marseille home in on Ligue 1 top four
PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Olympique Marseille closed in on the Ligue 1 top four with a Florian Thauvin hat-trick earning them a 3-1 win at struggling Amiens on Sunday while Montpellier and Lille both slipped up.The win lifted Marseille two places up to fifth on 25 points from 14 games, one behind third-placed Lille and fourth-placed Montpellier.Lille were beaten 2-0 at Nice while Montpellier were held to a 2-2 home draw by Rennes, allowing Olympique Lyonnais to stay second on 27 points -- 15 behind champions and leaders Paris St Germain, who have won all their 14 games.Thauvin carved out his memorable treble for Marseille after Bakaye Dibassy had given 16th-placed Amiens an early lead.He put the visitors level in the 26th minute after good work by Morgan Sanson, fired them ahead in the 80th minute from a free kick and then sealed the win in stoppage time after team mate Dimitri Payet had missed a penalty.Two goals by Montpellier's Andy Delort cancelled out Hatem Ben Arfa's fifth-minute opener for Rennes but the visitors salvaged a point thanks to a 71st-minute penalty from Benjamin Bourigeaud.Mario Balotelli set up Wylan Cyprien to fire Nice ahead against Lille in the 25th minute and Allan Saint-Maximin wrapped up the contest with a clinical finish in the closing stages. (Writing by Zoran Milosavljevic; Editing by Ian Chadband)
Game Information
French Ligue 1 Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | +41 | 63 |
Brest | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | +17 | 53 |
AS Monaco | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | +15 | 52 |
Lille | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | +17 | 49 |
Nice | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | +6 | 44 |
Lens | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 43 |
Lyon | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 41 |
Stade de Reims | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 40 |
Marseille | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
Stade Rennais | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | +5 | 39 |
Toulouse | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 36 |
Strasbourg | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 36 |
Montpellier | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 33 |
Nantes | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 31 |
Le Havre AC | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 28 |
Lorient | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -17 | 26 |
Metz | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 22 |