Olympique de Marseille won Sunday night against Lille, in the last match of the 25th day of Ligue 1. Rennes, meanwhile, lost to Reims and continued their third consecutive day without a win.

Olympique de Marseille won 2-1 in Lille on Sunday evening, in the last match of the 25th day of Ligue 1, and consolidated their 2nd place in the standings, 11 points ahead of Rennes. Valère Germain (helped by Reinildo, who scored against his own camp) and Dario Benedetto responded to Victor Osimhen's inaugural goal and strengthened their position as dolphin of PSG in the championship ranking.

For its part, Rennes lost to Reims on a penalty from El Bilal Touré (1-0) and had a third day without a win. Less enterprising than the Rémois, the Bretons had all the trouble in the world to get opportunities, despite the first tenure in L1 of the world champion Steven Nzonzi, and they logically conceded their eighth defeat of the season. For their part, the Champenois won their first home success in 2020 and climbed to 8th place (36 points).

Lyon held in check by Strasbourg

Still slow at home, OL were neutralized by Strasbourg (1-1) and stagnated very far from the podium. At Décines-Charpieu, the Lyonnais quickly took the advantage on a diving header from Bertrand Traoré (22nd). But a bad alignment of Kenny Tete allowed Kévin Zohi, party on the verge of offside, to equalize with the help of video arbitration (44th), and OL, saved twice by his amounts ( 87th, 90th + 2), had a fourth game in a row without a win in L1. The team of Rudi Garcia (10th, 34 pts) continues to wade through the soft stomach of the classification.

Saint-Etienne continues its fall

Saint-Etienne sank again in Brest (3-2), recording their 8th defeat in nine league games and getting closer and closer to the relegation zone, after a lively match despite the cold and gusts of storm Dennis. At the Francis-Le Blé stadium, it was the Brestois who gradually established their domination, taking advantage of a certain feverishness in the defense of the Greens. Paul Lasne opened the mark of a good recovery on a center by Samuel Grandsir, (1-0, 20th). Then Gaëtan Charbonnier continued by taking over a center from Romain Perraud (2-0, 38th). And Irvin Cardona hit the nail on a solo counter (3-0, 43rd). The Stéphanois rebelled and obtained a penalty for a hand of Chardonnet in the area, transformed by Denis Bouanga (3-1, 54th). Then the Greens once again reduced the score thanks to a powerful shot to the ground from Loïs Diony, who entered after the break (3-2, 69th). The Greens are in 16th place in Ligue 1, two points from the Dijon roadblocker, while Brest, 13th, is getting a head start with seven lengths ahead.