In France, three more "Ligue 1" matches were played, which concluded the 27th round of fixtures. In the earliest match, Marseille hosted Saint-Etienne at home. On Thursday in the UEFA Europa League, the visiting team was close to taking home a victory from the port city. After playing for an hour, they gained a numerical advantage as N'Koulou of Marseille was shown a red card. Saint-Etienne managed to break through the home team's defense in the 86th minute with Kevin Monnet-Paquet scoring, but Marseille did not give up. In the final minutes of the match, they were able to equalize the score - Marseille's attacking leader Michy Batshuayi became a hero for the local fans. After the draw, Marseille moves up to the 11th place, but the table situation is so tense that they are tied on points with third-placed Nice, as well as Saint-Etienne, their opponents from that evening. Meanwhile, Lyon, who finished in second place last year, missed their chance to climb to the aforementioned third position. Bruno Genesio's team had to admit defeat to Lille as they played with only nine players due to Jallet and Grenier receiving two yellow cards each. Results: Marseille 1 - 1 Saint-Etienne Caen 1 - 0 Rennes Lille 1 - 0 Lyon
