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Stuttering Marseille held by Lorient

Reuters

Paris - Stumbling Marseille dropped points again on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Lorient at the Stade Velodrome in Ligue 1.

Michel's side took the lead thanks to a Michy Batshuayi penalty midway through the first half but Benjamin Moukandjo levelled for the visitors before the interval.

Marseille's failure to build on an encouraging performance in losing 2-1 at Paris Saint-Germain in their last outing before the international break leaves them without a win in six matches in all competitions.

They continue to languish in 16th place in the table and are six points adrift of Lorient, with the Bretons provisionally up to eighth having lost just one of their last six outings.

OM were looking for revenge for a 5-3 defeat at home to Lorient last season and they took the lead in the 22nd minute when Belgian striker Batshuayi converted from the spot after Francois Bellugou had been penalised for handball.

However, the away side were back on level terms eight minutes prior to half-time as Nicolas Nkoulou got caught underneath a high ball and his Cameroon colleague Moukandjo took advantage to score.

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