Yes, the arrivals of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Mason Greenwood and ultimately Adrien Rabiot did heat Olympique Marseille’s hopes of ending Paris Saint-Germain’s dominance in French football, but no, Roberto De Zerbi’s squad is not ready yet.Boom! Boy of African descent scores a wonder goal as Monaco beat Rennes (VIDEO)The Parisians drew against Reims two days ago (1-1), and when Marseille were up to win the derby in Nice, reduce the gap to seven points and make the title race at least slightly interesting, they fell short in Cote d’Azur, getting easily defeated 2-0.⚽️ Goal🅰️ Assist#IvoryCoast’s Evann Guessand scored one and assisted another to help Nice beat Marseille 2-0 in the derby on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/l2ECZbzusH— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) January 27, 2025 Marseille did control the game with 71% of possession and as many as 18 shots, but in the end, only the goals count and Nice found the net twice thanks to Evann Guessand in the seventh and Mohamed-Ali Cho in the 51st minute, unlike the visitors, whose attempts remained futile.##NAJAVA_MECA_8657230##Given that PSG have ten points more than the second-placed Marseille, the title battle in Ligue 1 is apparently over, though the fight for the Champions League spots will be pretty fierce, as there are numerous candidates for the three places, with the two aforementioned rivals, Monaco, Lille, Lyon, and Lens being the closest to snatching them.LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 19FridayAuxerre – Saint-Etienne 1-1 (1-1)/Traore 27 – Stassin 45/Saturday Monaco – Rennes 3-2 (1-1)/Akliouche 15, Biereth 52, Golovin 56 – Nagida 45+1, Gouiri 67/Strasbourg – Lille 2-1 (0-1)/Santos 70, Emegha 74 – Sahraoui 8/PSG – Reims 1-1 (0-0)/Dembele 47 – Nakamura 56/Sunday Le Havre – Brest 0-1 (0-1)/Ajorque 25/Lens – Angers 1-0 (0-0)/Frankowski 49/Nantes – Olympique Lyon 1-1 (0-1)/Mohamed 90 – Nuamah 10/Toulouse – Montpellier 1-2 (0-0)/Casseres 59 – Sagnan 62, Maamma 83/Nice – Olympique Marseille 2-0 (1-0)/Guessand 7, Cho 51/
