Marseille were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Strasbourg on Sunday, leaving Roberto De Zerbi's side nine points behind runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain.Emanuel Emegha put in-form Strasbourg in front midway through the first period but Mason Greenwood hit back from the spot after the hour to level.Marseille sit second on 37 points, but lost further ground in the title race to champions PSG who secured a late 2-1 win at Lens on Saturday.The draw ended Strasbourg's impressive run of three successive league victories as they stay 10th on 24 points."At the end of the day, it's a good point for us," said Strasbourg coach Liam Rosenior."We had a magnificent first half, but in the end Marseille were better than us in the second."Sleepy Marseille defending allowed Emegha to sneak back onside near the halfway line before being sprung by an Andrey Santos through ball.The Dutch striker dinked a composed finish past the advancing Geronimo Rulli to silence the Velodrome on 23 minutes.The home side dominated the ball for the remainder of the half but failed to break through, with Luis Henrique coming closest through an effort that grazed the post seven minutes before the break.Shortly after the hour, Marseille were offered a lifeline when Santos scythed down 17-year-old debutant Robinio Vaz in the Strasbourg box.Former Manchester United forward Greenwood flashed his right-footed penalty past Chelsea loanee Djordje Petrovic in the 68th minute for his 12th league goal of the season.Minutes after Greenwood's leveller, Strasbourg came within a whisker of retaking the lead when Emegha threaded another cute finish past Rulli but this time his effort clipped the post.Elsewhere, Saint-Etienne rescued a late point at home to Nantes in the battle between 16th and 15th.Augustine Boakye's 86th-minute rocket cancelled out Moses Simon's first-half opener as the struggling sides drew 1-1.Les Verts are locked on 17 points with Nantes, but their significantly worse goal difference leaves them in the relegation play-off spot.Le Havre stayed four points behind Saint-Etienne in the automatic drop zone, following their 1-1 draw with 13th-placed Reims.Angers jumped to 12th place with a 2-0 home victory over 10-man Auxerre.Sinaly Diomande turned into his own goal with a bullet header from a corner on 18 minutes to give the hosts the lead, and things then got worse for Auxerre four minutes later when Gabriel Osho was shown red for a last-man challenge.Esteban Lepaul wrapped up the win for Angers two minutes into the second half with a cute first-time finish.bur-nf/dj/jc

Deiver Machado scored late as seventh-place Lens won 2-1 at struggling Le Havre in the French league on Sunday to move one point behind Lyon in sixth.

Nantes 1 (Simon 14) Reims 1 (Munetsi 26) Le Havre 1 (Sangante 67) Angers 2 (Diomande 18-og, Lepaul 47) Auxerre 0 Marseille 1 (Greenwood 68-pen) Strasbourg 1 (Emegha 23) Played Saturday Lens 1 (Nzola 36) Paris Saint-Germain 2 (Ruiz 59,

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If Angers gets a breath of fresh air by jumping to 13th place, Le Havre and Montpellier, penultimate and bottom respectively, are starting to capitulate. These two bad students will have to find unsuspected resources during the return phase to get back on the road. Strasbourg and Toulouse are in the right car, if not in front.

Second-placed Marseille lost further ground on leader PSG 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.

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As Ligue 1 enters Round 17, RC Lens welcomes the struggling Le Havre AC in an encounter full of contrasts. The match pits together two teams seeking consistency: while Lens has been consistent, trying to reach the European position though stumbled in the recent weeks;

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Deiver Machado scored a late goal as Lens defeated Le Havre 2-1 in the French league. The victory places Lens just one point behind sixth-place Lyon. Lens' Abdukodir Khusanov missed the match amid transfer rumors to Manchester City.

Heading into this weekend, the INEOS-owned club sit sixth in the Ligue 1 standings. It is to Haise and his players' immense credit that Nice have lost only three of their opening 16 games of 2024-25, despite almost never being able to field their best starting line-up.

Second-placed Marseille lost further ground on leader Paris Saint-Germain by drawing 1-1 with Strasbourg in the French league.