Ligue 1: Marseille cement second place with Toulouse win

Ligue 1

Paris, Feb. 8, 2020 (Reuters/NAN) Olympique de Marseille consolidated second place in Ligue 1 as Dimitri Payet’s second-half strike gave them a 1-0 win over bottom side Toulouse on Saturday.

Payet struck six minutes into the second half to put Marseille on 49 points from 24 games.

They trail leaders Paris St Germain, who host Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday, by nine points.

Toulouse, who have suffered 17 league defeats this season, have 13 points. (Reuters/NAN)

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Edited by Maharazu Ahmed