Second-placed Marseille lost further ground on leader PSG by drawing 1-1 with Strasbourg in the French league on Sunday. Facing a well-organized and lively visiting side, Marseille struggled to develop its attacking moves in the first half and relied on a penalty converted by Mason Greenwood after the interval to secure a point.

Marseille were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Strasbourg on Sunday, leaving Roberto De Zerbi's side nine points behind runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain.Emanuel Emegha put in-form Strasbourg in front midway through the first period but Mason Greenwood hit back from the spot after the hour to level.Marseille sit second on 37 points, but lost further ground in the title race to champions PSG who secured a late 2-1 win at Lens on Saturday.The draw ended Strasbourg's impressive run of three successive league victories as they stay 10th on 24 points."At the end of the day, it's a good point for us," said Strasbourg coach Liam Rosenior."We had a magnificent first half, but in the end Marseille were better than us in the second."Sleepy Marseille defending allowed Emegha to sneak back onside near the halfway line before being sprung by an Andrey Santos through ball.The Dutch striker dinked a composed finish past the advancing Geronimo Rulli to silence the Velodrome on 23 minutes.The home side dominated the ball for the remainder of the half but failed to break through, with Luis Henrique coming closest through an effort that grazed the post seven minutes before the break.Shortly after the hour, Marseille were offered a lifeline when Santos scythed down 17-year-old debutant Robinio Vaz in the Strasbourg box.Former Manchester United forward Greenwood flashed his right-footed penalty past Chelsea loanee Djordje Petrovic in the 68th minute for his 12th league goal of the season.Minutes after Greenwood's leveller, Strasbourg came within a whisker of retaking the lead when Emegha threaded another cute finish past Rulli but this time his effort clipped the post.Elsewhere, Saint-Etienne rescued a late point at home to Nantes in the battle between 16th and 15th.Augustine Boakye's 86th-minute rocket cancelled out Moses Simon's first-half opener as the struggling sides drew 1-1.Les Verts are locked on 17 points with Nantes, but their significantly worse goal difference leaves them in the relegation play-off spot.Le Havre stayed four points behind Saint-Etienne in the automatic drop zone, following their 1-1 draw with 13th-placed Reims.Angers jumped to 12th place with a 2-0 home victory over 10-man Auxerre.Sinaly Diomande turned into his own goal with a bullet header from a corner on 18 minutes to give the hosts the lead, and things then got worse for Auxerre four minutes later when Gabriel Osho was shown red for a last-man challenge.Esteban Lepaul wrapped up the win for Angers two minutes into the second half with a cute first-time finish.bur-nf/dj/jc

Nantes 1 (Simon 14) Reims 1 (Munetsi 26) Le Havre 1 (Sangante 67) Angers 2 (Diomande 18-og, Lepaul 47) Auxerre 0 Marseille 1 (Greenwood 68-pen) Strasbourg 1 (Emegha 23) Played Saturday Lens 1 (Nzola 36) Paris Saint-Germain 2 (Ruiz 59,

Marseille will look to keep a firm grip on their place in the top three when they welcome Strasbourg to the Stade Velodrome in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Form, especially at home, has improved dramatically in recent weeks for Roberto De Zerbi's second-placed side, as they have opened up a healthy gap to the sides below.

Assisted by Lilian Brassier. Attempt saved. Guéla Doué (Strasbourg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Emanuel Emegha (Strasbourg ...

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Second-placed Marseille have lost more ground on ladder-leading PSG after having to settle for a 1-1 draw with Strasbourg in the French league.

Strasbourg's intense press posed many problems ... who shot past Rulli but his strike hit the post. Both Saint-Etienne and Nantes are part of French soccer aristocracy, having respectively won ...

Marseille 1, Strasbourg 1. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) header from the centre ...

PARIS (AP) — Second-placed Marseille lost further ground on leader PSG by drawing 1-1 with Strasbourg in the French league on Sunday. Facing a well-organized and lively visiting side ...

Saint-Etienne and Nantes remain stuck near the bottom of the French league after their 1-1 draw. Both Saint-Etienne and Nantes are part of French soccer aristocracy, having respectively won 10 and and eight league titles.