Ligue 1: Leaders Marseille held to a 1-1 draw away to Lorient
Tuesday 2 December 2014 23:29, UK
Ligue 1 leaders Marseille were held to a 1-1 draw away to Lorient, opening the door for Paris St Germain to claim top spot on Wednesday.
OM took a 32nd-minute lead through Dimitri Payet's angled drive but were pegged back five minutes later when goalkeeper Steve Mandanda was harshly adjudged to have fouled Benjamin Jeannot and ex-Marseille striker Jordan Ayew - shruggling off some barracking from former team-mate Andre-Pierre Gignac - converted the penalty.
Marseille now lead by two points ahead of second-placed PSG's game against Lille.
Monaco bounced back from their 2-0 loss to Rennes, beating struggling Lens by the same scoreline to end a four-match winless run.
Fabinho rattled the crossbar in the first half but Dimitar Berbatov won and converted a second-half penalty and Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco added a superb solo strike in injury time.
Martin Braithwaite netted a late winner as Toulouse returned to winning ways with a narrow 2-1 victory over Nantes at Stade de la Beaujoire.
Guinea left-back Issiaga Sylla handed the visitors the lead midway through the first half but a 64th-minute penalty from Jordan Veretout levelled matters before Braithwaite struck five minutes from time to claim all three points.
Alain Casanova's side had lost their previous two matches but bounced back here and moved up two places in the table as a result, while Nantes remain seventh, four points better off.
