Striker Othmane Maamma came off the bench to score the decisive goal as Montpellier won 2-1 at Toulouse to move off the bottom of the French league on Sunday. The 19-year-old Maamma headed in a pinpoint cross from creative midfielder Téji Savanier in the 83rd minute.

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Toulouse FC (10th in Ligue 1) and OGC Nice (fourth) face off on the pitch at Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse on Sunday at 9:00 AM ET.Toulouse FC lost its last contest by a score of 2-1 against

Striker Evann Guessand scored one goal and set up Mohamed-Ali Cho as Nice handed Marseille a 2-0 defeat to move up to fourth place in the French league on Sunday. The loss also dented second-placed Marseille's flagging bid to catch Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain,

Striker Evann Guessand scored one goal and set up Mohamed-Ali Cho as Nice handed Marseille a 2-0 defeat to move up to fourth place in the French league on Sunday. The loss also dented second-placed Marseille’s flagging bid to catch Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain,

Striving to claw back a nine-point gap to Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 title race, Marseille will travel to face Nice at Allianz Riviera on Sunday night. Le Gym were dumped out of Europe in sobering style earlier in the week, whilst Les Olympiens have been afforded a full week to dwell on a draw with Strasbourg last time out.

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Nantes 1 (Mohamed 90) Lyon 1 (Nuamah 10) Lens 1 (Frankowski 49) Angers 0 Toulouse 1 (Casseres 59) Montpellier 2 (Sagnan 62, Maamma 83) Nice 2 (Guessand 7, Cho 51) Marseille 0 Played Saturday Monaco 3 (Akliouche 15,

Striker Othmane Maamma has come off the bench to score the decisive goal as Montpellier won 2-1 at Toulouse to move off the bottom of the French league.

Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 with Reims. It was a disappointing result, but one that put the team ahead. Results – Current standings – PSG “missed out” between their two Champions League games with a draw against Reims.

French Ligue 1 result on Friday: Le Havre v Brest (1400), Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945)