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Marseille 3-5 Lorient: Late collapse gives host fourth loss in a row

Apr 24, 2015 4:22:12 PM

Lorient moved itself out of the Ligue 1 drop zone after a thrilling 5-3 win at Marseille, whose title challenge appears to be over.

Marseille's dwindling Ligue 1 title hopes appear to be all but over after a late collapse saw Lorient claim a thrilling 5-3 win on the south coast to inflict a fourth successive defeat.

Marcelo Bielsa's men already were eight points adrift of Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain before kickoff and, although they raced back after initially falling 2-0 behind early on, two late goals from the visitor ensured another miserable day for the 10-time French champion.