- Jordan Marié (18')
- Mario Balotelli (56')
- Lucas Ocampos (73')
Mario Balotelli strikes again as Marseille see off Dijon in Ligue 1
Mario Balotelli's second goal in three games helped Marseille to a 2-1 win at Dijon in Ligue 1 on Friday.
The Italian striker, who joined last month from Nice, turned the ball in from close range in the 57th minute after winger Florian Thauvin headed on a corner from the right.
Marseille's second straight victory moved the side up to fifth ahead of this weekend's matches, and also took some pressure off coach Rudi Garcia following a poor run of results.
While Balotelli was the team's most dangerous player, a handling error from veteran goalkeeper Steve Mandanda led to Dijon's 18th-minute opener.
Although Mandanda covered his near post to smother defender Fouad Chafik's long-range shot, he did not push the ball away far enough and midfielder Jordan Marie followed up to drive it home.
Balotelli leveled before Argentine forward Lucas Ocampos produced a well-taken goal in the 73rd, cleverly cutting inside a defender on the edge of the area and curling the ball into the top corner.
On Saturday, runaway league leader Paris Saint-Germain are at home to Bordeaux.
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French Ligue 1 Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | +47 | 69 |
AS Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | +18 | 58 |
Brest | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | +15 | 53 |
Lille | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | +17 | 52 |
Nice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | +9 | 48 |
Lens | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +7 | 46 |
Stade Rennais | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +8 | 42 |
Marseille | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | +8 | 41 |
Lyon | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 41 |
Stade de Reims | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 40 |
Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 37 |
Montpellier | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 37 |
Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 36 |
Nantes | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -20 | 32 |
Metz | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 29 |
Le Havre AC | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 28 |
Lorient | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -23 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -28 | 22 |