Marseille will be looking to keep their top-two ambitions alive when they welcome already-relegated Angers to Stade Orange Velodrome on Sunday night in Ligue 1.

Les Olympiens lost a crunch clash with Lens last time out on, whilst Angers suffered their fourth-straight defeat at home to top-four hopefuls Monaco.

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Marseille's eight-game unbeaten run came to an unwanted end last weekend after they lost 2-1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis against Lens - a result which allowed Franck Haise's men to leapfrog them into second.

Goals from Seko Fofana and Lois Openda put the hosts into a commanding lead after 60 minutes, and despite a late strike from Dimitri Payet, the visitors were unable to prevent their first defeat since late February.

Igor Tudor's side sit third in the Ligue 1 standings with a quartet of matches left to play, two points behind Les Sang et Or and eights points behind league leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Former Arsenal and Manchester United man Alexis Sanchez has found a loving home in the south of France this season, with the 34-year-old Chilean scoring 13 times in the league to date - his highest tally since his 2016-17 campaign at the Emirates.

Marseille have an impressive recent record against Angers on home soil, with Les Olympiens' last defeat on familiar territory versus Sunday's opponents coming all the way back in September 2015.

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Angers's eight-year stay at the top table of French football is reaching its final stages after a dismal season in Ligue 1, with their 4-2 loss against Rennes at the end of April sealing their relegation to Ligue 2.

The Black and Whites were unable to avoid another loss last time out after goals from Aleksandr Golovin and Myron Boadu gave Monaco a two-goal lead at Stade Raymond-Kopa, with Abdallah Sima's effort only proving to be a consolation.

Alexandre Dujeux has failed the guide his men off the bottom of the Ligue 1 standings since taking charge in the middle of March - Angers are eight points behind 19th-placed Troyes with just 12 points left to fight for.

Having collected a mere five points from 16 away league matches, visiting supporters at Stade Orange Velodrome will hope their side can earn a first maximum on the road since their shock victory at Nice in September.

With the club handed a transfer ban by FIFA for the next two seasons and 16 players leaving at the end of their contracts, Angers could find themselves in real difficulty as they attempt to escape Ligue 2 next term.

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