Football news - Marseille cement second place with Toulouse win

Olympique de Marseille consolidated second place in Ligue 1 as Dimitri Payet's second-half strike gave them a 1-0 win over bottom side Toulouse on Saturday.

Payet struck six minutes into the second half to put Marseille on 49 points from 24 games.

They trail leaders Paris St Germain, who host Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday, by nine points.

Toulouse, who have suffered 17 league defeats this season, have 13 points.

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Marseille were made to wait to open the scoring by a resolute Toulouse side at the Stade Velodrome, but Payet broke the deadlock in the 51st minute with a trademark curled effort from 25 metres.

It was Payet's eighth league goal of the season.

The Provence side, who were once again helped by a sterling performance from keeper Steve Mandanda, have not yet conceded a single goal in Ligue 1 in 2020.

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