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\nMarseille grabbed back second place in Ligue 1 on Sunday with a 3-0 win at Lorient that puts them firmly on track for Champions League football next season.
\nJorge Sampaoli\u2019s side were denied a place in the Europa Conference League final by Feyenoord on Thursday, but they are eyeing a direct ticket to the Champions League group stage next season after opening up a three-point lead over Monaco.
\nGoals from Bamba Dieng, Matteo Guendouzi and Gerson gave Marseille a straightforward win in Brittany.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re very happy with this result today, which wasn\u2019t easy but was really important,\u201d Sampaoli said. \u201cI think that after a match like the one against Feyenoord, we found the right sort of play to give our response.\u201d
\nPSG, already crowned champions, were held 2-2 by Troyes, who are owned by the same Abu Dhabi group as Manchester City, in the late game.
\n\u201cWe maybe lacked a bit of tension which comes with competition, but more generally I thought the team deserved the victory,\u201d PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino told reporters.
\n\u201cWe have won the title, our objective has been fulfilled, now we have to respect the competition, and I think we did that,\u201d he added.
\nKylian Mbappe played the full 90 minutes for PSG as discussions about his future persist with Real Madrid reportedly interested in the World Cup winner but PSG desperate to keep him.
\nMbappe\u2019s mother Fayza Lamari on Thursday denied a French report that he had agreed in principle to remain at PSG for up to three years.
\nShe tweeted that there was no agreement \u201cwith Paris Saint-Germain (or with any other club)\u201d and that \u201cdiscussions… are continuing calmly\u201d.
\nAs Marseille look set to head back to the Champions League, the once illustrious Bordeaux slipped closer to relegation after crashing 4-1 at Angers.
\nBordeaux are bottom of Ligue 1, one point behind Metz.
\nIf Saint-Etienne, who have four points more than Bordeaux, win at Nice on Wednesday, then the west coast club\u2019s 30-year stay in the top-flight will end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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