As they welcome Lyon on Sunday evening, OGC Nice will be hoping to seize an advantage in the race for European football. With a win against OL, Les Aiglons could go above Marseille in second on goal
Ousmane Dembélé came off the bench to score twice and help a shaky Paris Saint-Germain win 4-1 at Rennes on Saturday to stay unbeaten in Ligue 1. Bradley Barcola got one goal and set up another as PSG moved 16 points ahead of second-placed Marseille,
Forwards Amine Gouiri and Mason Greenwood score late goals as second-placed Marseille beats Nantes 2-0 to stay three points clear of Nice in the French league.
Marseille have consolidated second spot in Ligue 1 with a home win over Nantes, while an ugly scene involving coach Paulo Fonseca has marred Lyon's victory.
The French soccer federation president is joining forces with the country's referees after Marseille president Pablo Longoria accused them of being corrupt in a bitter rant that followed his team's 3-0 loss at Auxerre in the French league.
Fonseca apologised but according to the French professional league (LFP) regulations, the Portuguese could be banned for his outburst, which ended when Lyon players pushed him ... following comments by Olympique de Marseille President Pablo Longoria.