Adrien Rabiot scored a second-half winner as Marseille beat Rennes 2-1 in Brittany on Saturday to move within four points of Ligue 1 pace-setters Paris Saint-Germain.
French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)
Courtesy of a first-half blitz with Camara and Ludovic Ajorque both scoring, Brest secured an important home win against Lyon. The visitors' passiveness was
French striker Ousmane Dembele scored a brace for Paris club. And Georgian forward Zuriko Davitashvili netted the guests' goal. PSG lead the current Ligue 1 standings, with 43 points, and are 7 points ahead of Marseille, which are in second place. Saint-Etienne are sixteenth, with 16 points.
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Second-placed Marseille lost further ground on leader Paris Saint-Germain by drawing 1-1 with Strasbourg in the French league on Sunday. Facing a well-organized and lively visiting side, Marseille struggled to develop its attacking moves in the first half and relied on a penalty converted by Mason Greenwood after the interval to secure a point.
Saint-Etienne and Nantes remain stuck near the bottom of the French league after their 1-1 draw. Both Saint-Etienne and Nantes are part of French soccer aristocracy, having respectively won 10 and and eight league titles.
Augustine Boakye, a former Ghana Premier League star, scored an impressive goal for Saint-Etienne against Nantes in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday.
At home, Lens has achieved three wins, two draws, and three losses in their eight Ligue 1 matches. PSG, however, has not lost any away games in the league this season, with five wins and three draws in their travels. PSG is on a 32-match unbeaten run away from home, having not lost a Ligue 1 away match since February 2023 against Monaco.
Two relegation candidates meet in Ligue 1 on Sunday, as St-Etienne host Nantes in a six-pointer near the bottom of the table. Heading into the weekend, the visitors sit just above their hosts on goal difference in the standings, leaving everything to play for at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Tipster James Eastham looks at the odds and best bets on French Ligue 1 games involving Nice, Lille and others for Betfair this weekend!