Football / Ligue 1. Payet in providential OM

The end of the crisis is still a long way off for Marseille, which could not do better than a draw (1-1), Saturday at La Beaujoire, against Nantes barely recovering, during the 26e Ligue 1 day. Olympians saved by an excellent outpouring from Dimitri Payet for an equalizer to catch up with a huge blunder from Steve Mandanda on the opening of the Nantes score.

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Dieng and Luis Henrique in the hard

The 5e place is approaching, but OM only managed to reach the height of Rennes, which plays Sunday in Montpellier, before starting an infernal triptych with Lyon, Lille and Stade Rennes in 8 days. Sailing from storm to storm this winter, Marseille has a 7e unsuccessful trip (3 losses, 4 draws) after winning 11 of the 14 previous away matches.

For their part, the Nantes people temporarily extricate themselves from the red zone, overtaking the goal difference Lorient, which receives Lille on Sunday.

After recording their first victory last week in Angers since the beginning of November, they will have the opportunity to take off in front of a direct competitor next week in Nîmes.

Nasser Larguet, the director of the training center in charge of the interim at OM after the departure of Andre Villas-Boas, had chosen to line up the same eleven as in Wednesday’s victory against Nice (3-2) , betting once again on Bamba Dieng, Luis Henrique and Saif-Eddine Khaoui. If the Tunisian international, author of a double Wednesday, was still pressing, the two young attackers did not succeed in existing and had to give up their place at half-time to Valère Germain and Valentin Rongier, who was back at La Beaujoire.

At the Beaujoire stadium, Nantes and Marseille 1 to 1 Goals: Blas (50e ) for Nantes; Payet (69e ) for Marseille

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