Soccer-Sanchez double lifts Marseille closer to Ligue 1 leaders


(Reuters) - A double from veteran Alexis Sanchez earned Olympique de Marseille a 2-0 Ligue 1 win at Clermont on Saturday in a match delayed after police fired teargas at fighting supporters which swept across the Gabriel Montpied Stadium.

The victory moved Marseille back up to second place on 49 points, two more than Monaco who had beaten leaders Paris St Germain, who have 54, 3-1 earlier on Saturday. Clermont remained 11th with 30 points.

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