Marseille wins at Strasbourg 1-0 to move to 4th in Ligue 1
Paris: Marseille shrugged off its dire European form by scraping past struggling Strasbourg 1-0 to move to fourth place in the French league on Friday.
Defeat at Porto this week was Marseille's record-equaling 12th straight loss in the Champions League.
Marseille needed to appease its unhappy fans, but had to wait until the 72nd minute for a breakthrough.
Playmaker Dimitri Payet's cross was headed back by striker Dario Benedetto to midfielder Morgan Sanson, who finished powerfully from the edge of the penalty area.
In a dull encounter without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic, Strasbourg left-back Anthony Caci hit the crossbar early in the second half.
Strasbourg's loss leaves it languishing in 19th place.
On Saturday, league leader Paris Saint-Germain seeks an eighth straight league win when it hosts third-place Rennes, which beat PSG last season and in the previous season's French Cup final.
PSG will be missing star forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, who are both injured.
