Ligue 1 wrap: Marseille close gap on Lille, Nancy climb

Marseille kept in touch with Ligue 1 leaders Lille with victory over PSG on Sunday, while Nancy climbed the standings after beating Monaco.

Didier Deschamps’ Marseille claimed the scalp of fellow title contenders PSG with a 2-1 victory at the Stade Velodrome that saw them close the gap to Lille to four points.

Gabriel Heinze gave the home side the ideal start, firing home a 16th minute free kick.

Clement Chantome levelled proceedings in the 28th minute, only for Marseille to reply seven minutes later through what would prove to be the winning goal from Andre Ayew.

Nancy eased their relegation concerns with a 19th minute Andre Luiz header giving them a second successive league win, this time at the expense of fellow strugglers Monaco.

The result saw Pablo Correa’s men climb to 14th on the league standings with 35 points, six clear of the first relegation place which is currently occupied by Monaco.

Caen also stepped up their fight to avoid the drop with a 2-0 win over Arles helping them to 13th on the table.

Yohan Mollo and Youssef El Arabi netted late strikes to seal the three points for Franck Dumas’ side.