(Reuters) -Olympique de Marseille maintained their hopes of securing a Champions League group stage spot for next season when they beat already-relegated Angers 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Alexis Sanchez cancelled out Abdallah Simah's surprise opener for Angers in the first half before Dimitri Payet and Jordan Veretout's penalty after the break put third-placed OM on 73 points with three matches left.
The first two teams in Ligue 1 qualify for the Champions League group stage while the third-placed team goes into the third qualifying round. They made the most of Marseille's unconvincing start to go ahead on 27 minutes when Sima beat the offside trap to beat Pau Lopez from close range.
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