Marseille won and Troyes' relegation fate was sealed in Ligue 1 on Sunday as Rennes paid tribute to former youth player Arman Soldin, the AFP video reporter killed in Ukraine. Marseille came from behind at home to beat bottom club Angers 3-1 to move to within two points of second-placed Lens.
Goals from Alexis Sanchez, Dimitri Payet and Jordan Veretout's penalty proved the perfect riposte to last week's defeat to Lens after Abdallah Sima's goal had given the visitors early hope of an upset at the Velodrome.
Earlier, Clermont also came from a goal down to beat Lyon 2-1. Alexandre Lacazette gave Lyon the lead after 22 minutes but Grejohn Kyei levelled from the penalty spot three minutes later.
Kyei netted his second after 65 minutes to lift Clermont up to eighth, just three points behind Lyon whose hopes of European football next season appear to be over. "It's a big disappointment," said Lyon coach Laurent Blanc. "As for Europe, it's all over." At Rennes there was an emotional homage to Soldin, who was killed covering the Ukraine war for AFP on Tuesday.
Soldin's mother and brother live in the western city and Rennes held the tribute to his memory before the Breton club's home match with Troyes.