Lille overcome Marseille 3-0, PSG win eighth straight in Ligue 1

PARIS, Oct 01 (Reuters): Winger Nicolas Pepe won two penalties, converting one himself, as Lille beat Olympique de Marseille 3-0 to move into second place in Ligue 1, eight points behind leaders Paris St Germain, who defeated Nice 3-0 on Saturday.

Lille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda conceded a penalty in the 63rd minute of Sunday's late game when he brought down Pepe, who stepped up to slam the spot kick past the hapless keeper.

Marseille quickly brought on the attacking duo of Dimitri Payet and Kostas Mitroglou. But as they fought back desperately Pepe was brought down again, this time by Luiz Gustavo, and Jonathan Bamba scored from the spot in the 86th minute.

Bamba put the game out of reach three minutes later, stabbing full back Fode Ballo-Toure's pass home from close range.

PSG maintained their grip on first position with a 3-0 win over Nice, with Neymar scoring twice for the visitors and the home side reduced to 10 men after Wylan Cyprien was sent off in the 59th minute.