Marseille go second in Ligue 1
Marseille moved back into second in Ligue 1 on Sunday, despite conceding a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at lowly Troyes.
⏱️ 90+6' The final whistle goes at Stade de l'Aube #ESTACOM | 1⃣ – 1⃣ | ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/2mHqJ5jlHp
— Olympique de Marseille 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@OM_English) February 27, 2022
Jorge Sampaoli’s men had dropped to third behind Nice after their top-three rivals’ 0-0 draw at Strasbourg on Saturday.
Marseille are now 15 points adrift of runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
OM were far from their best at Troyes, creating little but led for the majority of the match after Payet’s 28th-minute spot-kick, which he smashed into the top corner.
✨ @dimpayet17 this season:
1⃣1⃣ 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 + 1⃣1⃣ 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀
2⃣2⃣ 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
3⃣3⃣ 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀🔥🔥🔥🔥#ESTACOM | 0⃣ – 1⃣ | ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/J7z57NzInZ
— Olympique de Marseille 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@OM_English) February 27, 2022
But Troyes struck back in the 90th minute, substitute Yoann Touzghar netting from close range.
The point dragged Troyes from the bottom of the table to outside the relegation zone.
Elsewhere, Monaco’s European hopes suffered another setback with a late collapse in a 2-1 home loss to Reims, with teenager Nathanael Mbuku scoring an injury-time winner.
𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲.
We'll be back stronger on Wednesday against FC Nantes.
𝟭 – 𝟮 ➥ #ASMSDR pic.twitter.com/fw3ItZrJ8d
— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) February 27, 2022
Bordeaux remain at the foot of the table after a 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Clermont, while Lens moved up to sixth by winning 2-1 at Angers.