The Stade Vélodrome, very vindictive towards the players and especially the coach Igor Tudor after the European rout against Tottenham and the elimination of all the European cups, would undoubtedly not have supported a fifth defeat in six matches. OM avoided the crisis by beating OL 1 goal to 0 at home.
Marseille regained some of their attacking momentum, with an impressive first period, as often, and a less solid second half. OL, for their part, conceded a second defeat under the Laurent Blanc era and remained in 8th place, still behind.
Minimum service for PSG
Far ahead, the Parisian leader did the job in Lorient, without shining. Without Lionel Messi preserved due to an inflammation of the Achilles tendon, PSG still counted on Neymar to win against the surprise team of this Ligue 1 season.
The Brazilian, “irreproachable” since the start of the summer according to his coach Christophe Galtier, scored his eleventh goal of the season (9th) before offering an assist to Danilo Pereira (81st), his ninth since the opening of the French Championship.
Paris regains a five-point lead in the standings over Lens, winner on Saturday in Angers (2-1). Lorient (27 points) slipped to sixth place after this second defeat in a row.
Rennes miraculous in Lille
A length ahead of the Marseille-Monaco-Lorient trio, Stade Rennes took only one point on Sunday against Lille, but they will be content with that.
Because the Bretons, so dangerous in recent weeks in the league, have clearly suffered against Lille. LOSC, unable to seek victory despite a post from Djalo and multiple chances, often came up against a heroic Steve Mandanda late in the game.
The Rennes goalkeeper, who still hopes to appear on Didier Deschamps’ list for the World Cup on Wednesday, made up for it well, after releasing a harmless ball on the goal of José Fonte (16th). Benjamin Bourigeaud equalized on a generous penalty (58th).
Nice goes on, Clermont sells off
OGC Nice, a candidate like Monaco and Rennes for European places but much less prominent at the start of the season, continued its revival by winning against Brest (1-0) thanks to Gaëtan Laborde, who deflected a strike from Sofiane Diop . The Niçois take ninth place with this second success in a row.
Tied on points with Nice, Clermont (10th) for his part missed an important opportunity to breathe some fresh air by conceding a draw against Montpellier (1-1): the Auvergnats will be able to blame themselves for having missed two penalties.
Finally, Nantes, reduced to ten and tired by their Europa League match on Thursday in Greece (2-0 victory against Olympiakos), were beaten by Reims (1-0) and have only one point. advance to the red zone.