Ajaccio, France (SportsNetwork.com) - Marseille earned its second consecutive victory in league play on Friday after easing to a 3-1 result over Ajaccio at the Stade Francois Coty.
Coming off a 2-1 victory over Sochaux on Nov. 10, the visitors had the better of the play in the early stages and opened the scoring in the 27th minute after Dimitri Payet found the back of the net.
But Ajaccio had an answer just four minutes later when Grenddy Perozo netted an equalizer when he got on the end of a free kick from Johan Cavalli and nodded it into the bottom left corner of the net.
Eight minutes later, however, Marseille reclaimed the advantage when Kassim Abdallah whipped a cross into the penalty area that was fired home by Andre- Pierre Gignac.
After the intermission, Marseille maintained firm control of the match as the club held Ajaccio to just one shot on target and put the result away in the 58th minute when Payet sent a cross into the box where Florian Thauvin ripped it past goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.
The result lifts Marseille to fourth place in Ligue 1 on 24 points, while Ajaccio remains in 19th place on eight points, three adrift from safety.
Paris Saint-Germain highlights the weekend's slate of Ligue 1 fixtures as the defending champions travel to the Stade Auguste Delaune II to battle Reims looking to continue a historic streak.
Laurent Blanc's side are currently chasing FC Nantes' record of 32 matches in the French top flight without defeat, set in the 1994-95 season when they lost just once en route to a seventh French title. PSG are on 25 consecutive league matches without a loss, putting them seven away from matching Nantes' record and eight from breaking it.
The club's most recent victory came on Nov. 9 as Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagged a hat trick in a 3-1 result over Nice. Ibrahimovic opened the scoring in the 39th minute before converting a penalty in the 57th minute and added a third goal 15 minutes from time.
Reims, meanwhile, will be hoping to improve their home form as the club has won just twice at the Stade Auguste Delaune II this season.
Evian will aim for its fourth victory of the season on Saturday when the club welcomes Lorient to the Parc des Sports, while Lyon battles Valenciennes shooting for a second consecutive victory following a 2-1 win over St Etienne on Nov. 10.
Montpellier welcomes Guingamp to the Stade de la Mosson looking to take three points following two consecutive draws in league play, while Sochaux hosts Bastia and Rennes welcomes Bordeaux to the Stade de la Route de Lorient.
On Sunday, Lille hosts Toulouse, Nice welcomes St Etienne to the Stade Municipal du Ray and Monaco hopes to get back on track against Nantes after a 1-1 draw against Evian on Nov. 8.
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