6Ten-man Marseille missed the opportunity to further close the gap at the top of the French Ligue 1 standings as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday.
22-year-old French left back Quentin Merlin got the opener for Marseille in the 17th minute, but Bafode Diakite got the equaliser for the visitors with just three minutes left in normal time.
🏁 A point shared at the end of a frenetic second half. #OMLOSC | 1⃣ – 1⃣ | ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/fCDrZtVG6G
— Olympique de Marseille 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@OM_English) December 14, 2024
The result helped Marseille maintain their second-place position, while Lille stays fourth, three points behind the nine-time French champions.
At the Stade Auguste-Delaune II, hosts Reims held Monaco to a goalless draw, their second such result in back-to-back matches in Ligue 1.
It proved to be a day of stalemates in the French Ligue 1 as Auxerre fought back twice to record a 2-2 draw with Lens at home.
Neil El Ayanoui put the visitors in front in the 22nd minute inside the Stade Abbé-Deschamps, but Gaetan Perrin restored parity for the hosts nine minutes later.
Angola forward M’Bala Nzola put Lens back in front just before the halftime break, but Nigeria international Gabriel Osho scored in the 73rd minute to level the scores with his first goal for Auxerre.
The hosts, with 21 points, moved up into eighth in the Ligue 1 standings, while Lens are now sixth with three more points.
🔚 𝐅𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 🏟️
Nouvelle très belle performance de nos Auxerrois, qui ont fait preuve de caractère pour revenir deux fois au score face à Lens ! Une belle manière de tourner la page 2024 en championnat 👏👏#TeamAJA #AJARCL (2-2) pic.twitter.com/kf2f3vup5P
— AJ Auxerre (@AJA) December 14, 2024
