Marseille beat Lens 3-1 on Saturday to stay within touching distance of Ligue 1 table-toppers Paris Saint-Germain.

Marseille beat Lens 3-1 on Saturday to stay within touching distance of Ligue 1 table-toppers Paris Saint-Germain. Second-half strikes from Valentin Rongier, Luis Henrique, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg ensured Marseille remain third,

Saturday evening will see Lens welcome Marseille to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in one of the standout games in Ligue 1 this weekend. The two clubs have met 100 times in Ligue 1 previously, with Lens just one behind Marseille in terms of wins in the fixture - 39 to 40.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has scored after VAR came to the rescue for Marseille as they beat Lens 3-1 in the French league. The Denmark midfielder struck in the 89th minute of Saturday's match in Lens with a free kick awarded when Rémy Labeau-Lascary had what would have been a late equaliser ruled out for a foul by Angelo Fulgini in the buildup.

Marseille beat Lens 3-1 on Saturday to stay within touching distance of Ligue 1 table-toppers Paris Saint-Germain, while Lyon and Reims played out a 1-1 stalemate.Elsewhere, Lyon and Reims passed up the opportunity to go fourth with a 1-1 draw in the Champagne region.

The win helped Marseille consolidate third place after its third successive win away from home. Roberto De Zerbi's team has failed to win any of its last three home games

Second-half strikes from Valentin Rongier, Luis Henrique and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg ensured Marseille remain third, nine points behind PSG and three off Monaco in second spot.