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| Marseille's Polish forward Arkadiusz Milik (C) heads the ball during the French L1 football match between Olympique Marseille (OM) and Olympique Lyonnais at Stade Velodrome in Marseille, southern France, on May 1, 2022. |
Wasteful Marseille have seen their lead in the battle for second place shrink to three points after losing to Lyon 3-0 in the French league.
The top two French clubs enter the group stage of the Champions League while the third-place team goes to the third qualifying round of the lucrative European competition.
Marseille should have taken the lead in the first half, but Arkadiusz Milik failed to convert two big chances for the hosts on Sunday.
Dimitri Payet sent a volleyed pass to Milik, the Poland forward, who sent his lob over the bar in the 29th minute. Milik met a low cross from Gerson in the 43rd only to shoot wide with the goal at his mercy.
Lyon proved more clinical by scoring with their first chance in the 55th. Moussa Dembele connected with a free kick from Emerson and was denied by Marseille goalkeeper Pau Lopez, but Castello Lukeba followed up to grab the opener.
Dembele doubled the lead in the 76th by heading in Malo Gusto's cross to notch his 17th league goal.
Cameroon forward Karl Toko Ekambi sealed the win by converting Tete's cross in the 88th.
Lyon climbed to seventh place, five points off a Europa Conference League playoff spot.
Monaco stretched their winning run to seven games to pull within three points of Marseille by downing Angers 2-0.
Monaco took the lead in the 42nd with an own-goal from Angers wingback Abdoulaye Bamba. France international Wissam Ben Yedder capitalised on a counterattack in the 61st to notch his 21st league goal, just three behind league top scorer Kylian Mbappe.
Monaco stayed fourth, level on points with Rennes, who have a much better goal difference.
Nice secured a 1-0 win at Bordeaux to remain fifth, two points off the Europa League spot. Andy Delort pounced on a loose ball to score a poacher's goal in the 74th.
Bordeaux remained 19th, four points off the relegation playoff spot.
Nice will also have a chance of getting a European spot when they face Nantes in the French Cup final next weekend.
Bottom side Metz hurt their chances of survival by drawing with Montpellier 2-2. Metz took a 2-0 lead with goals from Thomas Delaine in the 24th and Louis Mafouta in the 70th. But Montpellier wing back Arnaud Souquet pulled one back in the 80th before teenage striker Elye Wahi equalised in stoppage time.
Midtable Lille had their European hopes dashed when they conceded three penalties and had Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches and Turkey forward Burak Yilmaz sent off in a 3-0 defeat at Troyes.
Ten-man Brest beat struggling Clermont 2-0 with goals from Lilian Brassier and Steve Mounie. Brest midfielder Romain Del Castillo was red-carded for a high tackle in the 22nd. Clermont remained 17th, just two points above the relegation zone.
Reims mathematically secured safety by edging lowly Lorient 2-1.
