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Nice take home win to deny Marseille top spot

Xinhua, January 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nice denied Marseille's chance to reclaim top spot in Ligue 1 with a 2-1 victory on Friday.

Knowing that a victory at the Allianz Riviera would have seen them move above Lyon into top spot, Marcelo Bielsa's side, however, slipped to a sixth defeat of the season.

The hosts opened scoring two minutes into the second half when Romain Genevois duly forced in a cross from Valentin Esseyric.

Five minutes later, Kevin Gomis was sent off for a second bookable offence in two minutes, but Nice hung on and enlarged the lead to 2-0 on 73 minutes when unmarked Niklas Hult left-footed in a close-range lob.

Marseille pulled a goal back four minutes later as Florian Thauvin took a pass from Giannelli Imbula on his chest before squeezing it into the net.

The victory was just the second for Nice in recent eight home games, leaving them 14 points behind leaders Lyon in ninth place, while Marseille stay second before other nine 22nd round matches on the weekend. Enditem