Marseille left it late to beat struggling Auxerre.
Marseille boosted their hopes of Champions League qualification as a second-half strike from Amine Gouiri secured a 1-0 win over Auxerre in Ligue 1.
Having fallen away from title challengers Paris Saint-Germain and Lens, Marseille are in a combat with Lyon for the third and ultimate automated qualification spot for the league part of the Champions League.
It appeared for some time as if Habib Beye’s males would undergo a setback as they had been annoyed by relegation-threatened Auxerre.
However Gouri hit house on the rebound 11 minutes from time to safe the factors, although Marseille did survive a scare late on as Auxerre’s Bryan Okoh had a objective dominated out for handball.
Marseille are three factors forward of fourth-placed Lyon, who go to Le Havre on Sunday. Auxerre stay within the relegation play-off spot and are simply two factors above the underside two.
Villarreal are nonetheless in a really sturdy place to complete within the prime 4 in LaLiga and qualify for the Champions League once more, however the Yellow Submarine suffered a setback on Friday.
A 98th-minute effort from Nicolas Pepe was required for Villarreal to say a 1-1 draw at strugglers Alaves, who had earlier taken the lead by a Rafa Marin personal objective.
Villarreal transfer, a minimum of quickly, above Atletico Madrid and into third place and are 12 factors away from fifth-place Actual Betis. Alaves’ late heartbreak sees them miss an opportunity to maneuver 5 factors away from the relegation zone.
Within the Bundesliga, Borussia Monchengladbach cruised to a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened St. Pauli.
Kevin Stoger and Franck Honorat had been on track for Gladbach, who now have respiratory room in a crowded combat in opposition to the drop.
They’re 4 factors above St. Pauli, who occupy the relegation play-off spot.
In Serie A, Torino at the moment are 9 factors away from the drop following a 4-1 win at Parma, who scored two personal objectives on a tough evening for the hosts at Stadio Ennio Tardini.
