Marseille ended their four-game losing run in Ligue 1 as Amine Harit and Himad Abdelli scored in a 2-0 win at Troyes on Sunday.
Struggling Marseille began the weekend in the relegation zone after suffering five losses in a row in all competitions, but second-half goals lifted them to 13th place. Troyes had gone close to an equaliser just before Abdelli made the points safe for Marseille, but Renaud Ripart’s stoppage-time volley crashed against the post. “We’re going to need a positive run. You could see, particularly towards the end of the first half, that we were quite tense and a bit timid in our play. This type of victory can help restore our confidence.
Harit steered in a cross from Emerson Palmieri shortly after half-time before Abdelli converted a late penalty as Marseille avoided matching their worst losing streak over the last 40 years. Monaco remain unbeaten but missed a chance to open up a larger lead at the top on Saturday as Toulouse came from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw.
