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On Sunday, the XXXVI round matches of the French "Ligue 1" championship were played.
In the central match of the round, Marseille's footballers defeated Lyon's resistance with a score of 4-2.
In the middle of the first half of the match at home, Marseille's footballers were already leading by 2-0 after goals from Souleymane Diawara and Florian Thauvin, but just before the break Arnold Mvuemba softened the score.
Nevertheless, within the first minutes of the second half, Andre-Pierre Gignac scored a double and extinguished the opponents' ambitions to fight for points in this match.
In the 81st minute, Bafetimbi Gomis softened the score.
After this match, Marseille's club occupies the 6th place in the "Ligue 1" championship, trailing 2 points behind Lyon, who are in 5th place.
In the other Sunday matches, the team of Saint-Etienne defeated Montpellier's footballers and preserved their theoretical chances to compete for a place in the UEFA Champions League tournament.
The French champions could already be determined on Wednesday, with Paris St.Germain hosting the runners-up of the cup final, Rennes, and Monaco facing cup winners Guingamp slightly earlier.
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