Marseille in the hunt for second after Bordeaux win


Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Olympique de Marseille vs Bordeaux - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - February 18, 2018 Marseille's Florian Thauvin celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

PARIS (Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille remained firmly in the race for second place in Ligue 1 when Florian Thauvin's first-half goal gave them a 1-0 home win against Girondins de Bordeaux on Sunday.

Midfielder Thauvin headed home from Dimitri Payet's corner in the 34th minute to put third-placed Marseille on 55 points from 26 games.

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