Olympique Marseille's Andre-Pierre Gignac (L) celebrates with team mate Benjamin Mendy after his goal against Evian Thonon Gaillard during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille January 31, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson
PARIS (Reuters) - Andre-Pierre Gignac's second-half penalty was enough for Olympique de Marseille to beat visiting Evian Thonon Gaillard 1-0 and reclaim second spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
France forward Gignac netted from the spot four minutes into the second half of a rather dull encounter at the Stade Velodrome to put Marseille on 47 points from 23 games, one adrift of Olympique Lyonnais who travel to fifth-placed Monaco on Sunday.
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