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BEST OF ROUND 21

Marseille overcame Nantes to leapfrog Lens into second, Paris Saint-Germain saw off the challenge of Montpellier and Angers claimed an unwanted top-flight record. Check out the action from Round 21 of Ligue 1 Uber Eats here!

PSG finde their groove

Paris Saint-Germain got back to winning ways with a 3-1 win at Montpellier.

Fabian Ruiz netted his first goal for the club to open the scoring (55') before turning provider for Lionel Messi to notch his ninth goal of the season (72').

Arnaud Nordin pulled one back for Montpellier (89') but the reigning champions regained their two-goal advantage when 16-year-old Warren Zaïre-Emery scored his first league goal in added time.

Marseille claim Nantes victory

Marseille continued their excellent run of form as they overcame Nantes 2-0 at La Beaujoire.

They were given a helping hand in the 57th minute when Joao Victor turned the ball into his own net. OM finished the job in stoppage time when new-boy Azzedine Ounahi fired past Alban Lafont to claim maximum points and climb into second place.

"He will need time to adapt, he comes from another club and a different football," said a delighted Marseille coach Igor Tudor after Ounahi's goal scoring introduction. "He has talent, we know it, and his goal shows that he is a talented player. This is not always enough to succeed at OM but it is a good prerequisite."

Nice claim Lens scalp

After claiming ten-consecutive home victories, Lens were beaten 1-0 by Nice at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Gaëtan Laborde's close-range winner (57') proved to be the deciding moment in a tight contest, to extend Nice's unbeaten run to four games. Lens drop to third place on the table.

Toulouse march on

Toulouse made it four wins in five games as they thrashed Troyes 4-1 at the Stadium Municipal.

First-half goals from Thijs Dallinga(16') and Farès Chaïbi (36') cancelled out Mama Baldé's 12-minute penalty for Troyes. Philippe Montanier's side overpowered Troyes in the second half as Branco van den Boomen (55') and Ado Onaiwu (88') completed the rout.

"We made unusual technical errors," said PSG coach Christophe Galtier after seeing his side win their first away game of 2023. "We talked about it a lot before the game. Overall I am satisfied and we were more clinical in the second half. I liked the efforts made by the team."