Rabiot stars as Marseille reclaim second in Ligue 1

Adrien Rabiot has scored with a volley and created one other purpose as Marseille beat Toulouse 3-2 to reclaim second place in Ligue 1.

Marseille, who had misplaced their final three video games, noticed bitter rivals Paris Saint-Germain clinch a record-extending thirteenth title on Saturday with six rounds remaining.

A much-needed win on Sunday put Marseille two factors forward of Monaco in third place and three factors in entrance of Strasbourg in fourth within the race for a Champions League spot subsequent season.

Resurgent Lyon are one level behind Strasbourg in fifth place, with the highest three by means of routinely and the staff within the fourth spot coming into qualifying.

Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi had grown more and more pissed off together with his aspect’s inconsistency and there have been tensions main as much as this sport.

Halfway by means of the primary half, Rabiot broke down the left and despatched a cross to the again put up, the place Gabriel Suazo mis-kicked the ball for a careless own-goal.

Marseille conceded a tender purpose shortly after, with the ball hitting Toulouse striker Frank Magri’s shoulder as he tried a header and crusing over goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.

Mason Greenwood put the house aspect again in entrance with a superb dipping shot from the fitting fringe of the penalty space within the 57th minute for his sixteenth league purpose of the season. Solely PSG ahead Ousmane Dembélé has extra with 21.

Rabiot swiveled neatly to make it 3-1 within the sixty fourth, however poor defending gave Toulouse hope when captain Vincent Sierro turned in a cross from the fitting.

Marseille held on and there was aid on the bench with De Zerbi hugged by his employees.

Earlier, Liam Rosenior’s Strasbourg received 1-0 at struggling Reims, who dropped into sixteenth place and the relegation-promotion playoff spot.

Proper again Ismaël Doukouré put Strasbourg forward within the fourth minute when he was left unmarked on a nook.

All sides had a participant despatched off close to the top as tempers frayed.

Reims president Jean-Pierre Caillot was outraged by two selections that went towards his staff and blasted referee Clément Turpin and the match officers.

Rock-bottom Montpellier fell additional towards relegation after dropping 2-0 at residence to Le Havre, who boosted their very own survival probabilities by climbing out of the relegation zone.

Saint-Etienne misplaced 1-0 at ninth-placed Lens whereas midtable Auxerre received 1-0 at Rennes.