03/02/2014 11:59
Result: Marseille and Toulouse share points
Marseille and Toulouse share the points after an enjoyable Ligue 1 match this evening but both sides will feel they should have won the game.
Dimitri Payet got Marseille off to a dream start when he fired into the bottom corner seven minutes into the match after a brilliant first-touch.
Toulouse, however, responded almost immediately when poor defending from Marseille allowed Wassim Ben Yedder to head home unmarked at the back post.
Mathieu Valbuena got the hosts back in front just before half-time when he slotted in Andre-Pierre Gignac's pull-back.
Gignac then came close to adding a third minutes later when he cut inside from the left and curled an effort just past the post.
The striker was made to pay for the missed chance as Toulouse grew into the game after the break.
They equalised when Marseille keeper Steve Mandanda failed to clear from a corner, allowing Serge Aurier to power in using his head.
Toulouse ought to have gone into the lead when Martin Braithwaite broke clear a few minutes after the goal, but Lucas Mendes did well to cover back and clear.
Marseille struggled throughout the second half but should have snatched all three points when Florian Thauvin blazed over the bar from six yards three minutes from time.