Olympique de Marseille, second in Ligue 1, distanced their closest pursuers by chaining a third consecutive victory in Saint-Etienne (4-2), Sunday, with goals in particular from Bamba Dieng and Amine Harit, established at Geoffroy-Guichard.
Led after nine minutes, OM overthrew the Greens with Dimitri Payet (45th + 2 from the penalty spot), an own goal from Timothée Kolodziejczak (60th), Dieng (68th sp) and Harit (73rd). The Marseillais are three points ahead of Rennes, third, and five over Strasbourg and Nice who follow in the standings.
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