Marseille powerless to stop five-goal Lorient express


Olympique Marseille's Andre Ayew celebrates after scoring against Lorient during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, April 24, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

MARSEILLE (Reuters) - Lorient caused a mighty upset on Friday, winning 5-3 in a thriller at Marcelo Bielsa's Olympique de Marseille to all but end the home team's Ligue 1 title chances and ease their own relegation worries.

It was fourth-placed Marseille's fourth league defeat in a row and, with only four matches left, qualification for next season's Champions League as a top-three finisher is also now in danger.

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