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In-form Gignac helps Marseille win again

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Olympique de Marseille clinched their eighth consecutive Ligue 1 victory in front of a record Stade Vélodrome crowd by downing Toulouse FC 2-0 to return seven points clear in first.

Ligue 1: 19 October ©AFP/Getty Images

• Olympique de Marseille see off Toulouse FC 2-0 for their eighth consecutive Ligue 1 win.
• Nicolas N'Koulou gets the opening goal before André-Pierre Gignac grabs his tenth this term.
• Victory returns OM seven points clear of Paris Saint-Germain, who beat RC Lens 3-1 on Friday.
• The run of eight wins equals Marseille's best previous sequences (1937 and 1998).
• A record crowd of 61,486 watch the game at the newly renovated Stade Vélodrome.

• FC Girondins de Bordeaux unable to climb back ahead of Paris in 1-1 draw with SM Caen.• Olympique Lyonnais triumph 5-1 against Montpellier Hérault SC.
• Yoann Gourcuff scores twice; Nabil Fekir, Alexandre Lacazette and Steed Malbranque register too.

Elsewhere
Premier League: Own goals rescue Reds
Serie A: Milan win, Sampdoria draw
Bundesliga: Hoffenheim held at bay
Liga: Sevilla, Atlético keep pace

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