By AFP
Monaco beat slumping Marseille 3-0 on Saturday to take second place in Ligue 1 from their opponents and boost their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
The principality club lead Marseille by one point with five matches remaining, but seventh-placed Nice are only five points further adrift with a game in hand.
Monaco inflicted a fourth defeat in five Ligue 1 games on Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille, who are in danger of throwing away a Champions League place after sitting second in the French top flight for much of the campaign.
“We have to remain cautious because the gap is only one point,” said Monaco coach Adi Huetter. “It will be very close with our opponents.”
The teams who finish second and third behind champions Paris Saint-Germain will secure spots directly into the Champions League, with the fourth-placed side heading into the qualifying rounds.
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