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  • Feb, Sat, 2020
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Marseille’s 14-game unbeaten streak ends with defeat by Nantes

Defeat
Paris, Feb. 22, 2020 (Reuters/NAN) Second-placed Olympique de Marseille slumped to a 3-1 home defeat against Nantes as their 14-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 ended after almost four months on Saturday.

Kader Bamba’s goal and Alvaro’s own goal, both in the second half, earned Nantes all three points.

Marseille’s midfielder Morgan Sanson had cancelled out Anthony Limbombe’s opener as the Provence side suffered their first defeat since they lost 4-0 at Paris St-Germain (PSG) on Oct. 27.

They trail leaders PSG who host Girondins de Bordeaux on Sunday by 10 points, but still lead third-placed Stade Rennais by 11 points before the Brittany side host Nimes on Sunday.

Nantes, who are 10th on 37 points, went ahead in the 35th minute when Limbombe beat Steve Mandanda with a diving header from Bamba’s cross.

Sanson levelled four minutes later with a superb volley from just outside the box in a highly disputed first half.

Bamba curled a splendid effort past Mandanda from the edge of the area to put the visitors back on top eight minutes into the second half.

One minute into stoppage time, Alvaro deflected Moses Simon’s attempt into his own goal.

Later on Saturday, fifth-placed Monaco will boost their UEFA Champions League hopes if they beat lowly Dijon away.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Remi Koleoso and Olawale Alabi)

Sport

Ligue 1: Nantes pay final tribute to Sala, Monaco held by Montpellier

Ligue 1

Paris, Feb. 10, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Nantes paid a final tribute to former striker Emiliano Sala in a 2-4 home defeat to Nimes in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

The defeat has come three days after the Argentine was confirmed dead in a plane crash.

Sala, 28, had been flying from Nantes in western France to Wales on Jan. 21 to make his debut for English Premier League (EPL) side Cardiff City.

The single-engined Piper Malibu aircraft had disappeared over the sea.

There was a minute of applause before kick-off.

A representative from Cardiff City came to La Beaujoire Stadium to hand the French club a shirt from the Welsh side.

La Beaujoire was at capacity after tickets were sold for nine euros (7.88 pounds) in reference to Sala’s shirt number.

Fans also chanted a song in memory of Sala in the ninth minute of the game.

Nantes took control of the match in the first half, opening a two-goal lead after a goal by Kalifa Coulibaly and a Majeed Waris penalty kick.

However, Nimes fought back after the break and prevailed thanks to goals by Baptiste Guillaume, Antonin Bobichon, Jordan Ferri and Sada Tihoub.

The result left the Canaries in 15th place with 24 points from 23 matches, five points above the relegation zone.

Elsewhere, Monaco thought they were snatching their second win in two league games under returning coach Leonardo Jardim.

But Andy Delort’s stoppage-time penalty kick salvaged a 2-2 home draw for Montpellier at home.

Gaetan Laborde had cancelled out Gelson Martins’s opener before Radamel Falcao had put the visitors ahead from close range in the 85th minute.

Monaco are 18th on 19 points.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)