Germain opens account for Marseille with a double


Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Olympique de Marseille vs AS Saint-Etienne - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - December 10, 2017 Marseille's Valere Germain celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille stayed in touch with the Ligue 1 pace-setters after striker Valere Germain scored his first two goals for the club in a 3-0 home win over 10-man St Etienne on Sunday.

The result kept Marseille fourth on 35 points from 17 games, behind third-placed champions Monaco and second-placed Lyon on goal difference. Runaway leaders Paris St Germain have 44 points after Saturday's 3-1 home win against struggling Lille.

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