Monaco dominated the first half but Marseille responded brilliantly in this scintillating 1-1 draw at the Vélodrome
By Eric Devin for Get French Football News
It was not a great weekend for the Ligue 1 teams pushing for Europe. Lorient, who beat Rennes in a Breton derby on Friday, were the only side in the top seven to pick up three points. The biggest match of the weekend saw two of the top four – Marseille and Monaco – meet at the Stade Vélodrome for a scintillating 1-1 draw that was a tale of two halves.
Monaco went into the game with the second-best away record in the league, after Paris Saint-Germain. With just one defeat on their travels this season – which came in a wild match against a magnificent Lille side – Monaco have quietly edged back into contention for the Champions League, shaking off their bitter Coupe de France elimination to second-tier Rodez and winning three of their four league matches since the World Cup.
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