Despite the Nigerian’s initial goal Terem Moffi (29′), Marseille equalized thanks to the Bosnian Sead Kolasinac (38′). Already in the second part, Alexis Sanchez overtook the Côte d’Azur team (53′) and Jordan Veretout sentenced (59 ‘).
Marseille thus achieved its sixth straight win which leaves him five provisional points behind Paris Saint-Germain, which will close the date in Rennes on Sunday.
Alexis scored his sixth goal in the French championship after receiving in the area, near the left post. Sánchez controlled with the outside of his right foot, quickly turned towards the goal and unleashed a direct whiplash at the top corner, unstoppable due to the power of the shot and the speed of execution of the ‘Niño Maravilla’.
Another of the stars of the day for Marseille was the Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovskyi, who arrived on loan from Atalanta until the end of the season in this January market and played 23 minutes with his new team.
A Lens of records
Three points behind the Parisians is the Lenseswho beat Auxerre 1-0 thanks to a lone penalty goal from the Pole Przemysław Frankowski (59′).
This was the tenth consecutive win of the Sang et Or (Blood and Gold in French) in his Bollaert-Delelis stadiumwhich achieved full capacity for the 17th consecutive time.
The northern team adds nine games unbeaten in the Championnat (eight wins and a draw) and is the immediate rival of PSG, whom they defeated at the beginning of the month (3-1). The 44 points achieved during the first round of the championship are also a record.
For their part, Lyon, adrift in the middle of the table, will seek to re-engage in the fight for European positions in the last game this Saturday, in which they receive a Strasbourg in crisis.
The entrance Marseille and Lens do not loosen the pressure on PSG was first published on newspaper TODAY.
