Olympique de Marseille’s dismal home form continued on Sunday when they were held 0-0 in Ligue 1 by second-from-bottom En Avant de Guingamp, their fourth league draw in a row.
Michel’s side have won only twice at home in Ligue 1 all season, with their last league victory at the Stade Velodrome coming against SC Bastia on Sept. 13 last year.
Nantes, in 10th place, ended a seven-match winless run in the league when second-half substitute Kolbeinn Sigthorsson gave them a 2-1 win over AS Saint-Etienne.
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The Icelandic forward has struggled since joining the club from Ajax in last summer and his form had been criticized by coach Michel der Zakarian.
Nolan Roux put Saint-Etienne ahead with an early penalty, but Nantes dominated the game and Johan Audel leveled after half an hour.
Lille OSC had to settle for a 1-1 draw against OGC Nice, despite dominating the game.
Yassine Benzia gave the hosts a 10th-minute lead from a free-kick, but Niklas Hult leveled with a deflected effort for Nice.
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