Ligue 1 Roundup: Lens needs late equalizer to extend unbeaten run to 10 games
PARIS — Marseille fell in need of a membership document ninth straight win in all competitions after drawing at residence with Monaco 1-1 within the French league on Saturday.
Veteran Chile striker Alexis Sanchez equalized for Marseille within the forty seventh minute after an early personal aim for Monaco at Stade Velodrome.
Former France playmaker Dimitri Payet virtually gained it for Marseille close to the top when his volley went shut. The draw stored third-placed Marseille two factors behind second-placed Lens after it drew 1-1 at Troyes earlier.
Victory would have moved Marseille into second place on aim distinction.
Monaco began brightly and twice went shut earlier than taking the lead within the seventeenth when midfielder Aleksandr Golovin’s free kick was headed into his personal internet by Marseille midfielder Jordan Veretout.
Monaco 17-year-old midfielder Eliesse Ben Seghir, the most recent expertise to return from its stellar youth academy, stood out along with his glorious contact and ball management. He was paired up entrance with high scorer Wissam Ben Yedder, who scored a hat trick within the final sport, however someway poked extensive of an open aim in the course of the first half.
Sanchez grabbed his seventh aim from shut vary after left again Nuno Tavares had a shot saved.
Earlier, Lens prolonged its unbeaten league run to 10 video games because of a late equalizer from new signing Adrien Thomasson in a 1-1 draw at Troyes.
The attacking midfielder netted from shut vary within the 88th minute after good work from striker Wesley Said. It was Thomasson’s second aim in three matches since becoming a member of this month from Strasbourg for 4 million euros ($4.3 million).
Lowly Troyes shocked Lens with a speedy assault which led to defender Yasser Larouci’s aim within the fiftieth.
League chief Paris Saint-Germain can transfer 5 factors clear on the high if it beats mid-table Reims on Sunday.
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