PARIS: Mason Greenwood scored his 10th Ligue 1 goal as Olympique de Marseille won 2-0 at St Etienne on Sunday to climb to second place in the table, five points behind leaders Paris St Germain.

Adrien Rabiot gave Marseille a first-half lead and Greenwood added the second just after the hour mark, following up to score after his penalty was saved.

St Etienne have now lost nine of 14 games since winning promotion back to Ligue 1. They sit in the relegation play-off place.

Elsewhere on Sunday, Lens stayed in touch with the European places thanks to a 2-0 home win over Montpellier, who are now four points adrift at the bottom.

Nantes claimed a precious win in their fight for survival, beating derby rivals and fellow strugglers Rennes 1-0 at the Stade de la Beaujoire.

Strasbourg drew 0-0 with Reims in the day’s other match.

Published in Dawn, December 10th, 2024