Marseille sink Saint-Etienne to stay in touch

As Ligue 1 goes into a three-week break, OM are third with 38 points, behind pacesetters PSG and second-placed Olympique Lyon on goal difference.

Saint-Etienne, who last beat OM at the Velodrome in 1979, are 10th with 27 points from 19 matches.

Josuha Guilavogui was set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but Steve Mandanda dived into the midfielder’s feet to deny Saint-Etienne an early opportunity to equalise two minutes into the second half.

Fanni cleared Aubameyang’s strike off the goal line 15 minutes from time to keep his team ahead.