Deiver Machado scored late as seventh-place Lens won 2-1 at struggling Le Havre in the French league on Sunday to move one point behind Lyon in sixth.The Colombia defender headed powerfully home from Poland winger Przemyslaw Frankowski's cross in the 77th minute.

Nantes 1 (Simon 14) Reims 1 (Munetsi 26) Le Havre 1 (Sangante 67) Angers 2 (Diomande 18-og, Lepaul 47) Auxerre 0 Marseille 1 (Greenwood 68-pen) Strasbourg 1 (Emegha 23) Played Saturday Lens 1 (Nzola 36) Paris Saint-Germain 2 (Ruiz 59,

Marseille were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Strasbourg on Sunday, leaving Roberto De Zerbi's side nine points behind runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain. Le Havre stayed four points behind Saint-Etienne in the automatic drop zone,

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If Angers gets a breath of fresh air by jumping to 13th place, Le Havre and Montpellier, penultimate and bottom respectively, are starting to capitulate. These two bad students will have to find unsuspected resources during the return phase to get back on the road. Strasbourg and Toulouse are in the right car, if not in front.

Second-placed Marseille lost further ground on leader PSG by drawing 1-1 with Strasbourg in the French league on Sunday. Facing a well-organized and lively visiting side, Marseille struggled to develop its attacking moves in the first half and relied on a penalty converted by Mason Greenwood after the interval to secure a point.

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As Ligue 1 enters Round 17, RC Lens welcomes the struggling Le Havre AC in an encounter full of contrasts. The match pits together two teams seeking consistency: while Lens has been consistent, trying to reach the European position though stumbled in the recent weeks;

Stade Reims hosts Le Havre AC Sunday at Stade Auguste-Delaune in their second matchup in Ligue 1 this season after Stade Reims took the first meeting 3-0. It starts at 11:15 AM ET.Stade

Overall though, it has been a disappointing week, because Marseille were dumped out of the Coupe de France on Tuesday, losing on penalties to Lille at the Velodrome, despite taking all the momentum into the shootout after Luis Henrique 's 96th-minute leveller.

Second-placed Marseille lost further ground on leader Paris Saint-Germain by drawing 1-1 with Strasbourg in the French league.

Paris Saint-Germain beat Lens 1-2 at Stade