Angers 0-3 Marseille: Igor Tudor’s side go top of the league overnight

Marseille went top of Ligue 1 at least overnight as goals from Jonathan Clauss, Luis Suarez and Gerson gave them an assured victory at strugglers Angers. 

Igor Tudor’s side have impressed domestically this season and returned from the international break knowing a win the night before Paris Saint Germain played would see them climb to the summit of the table – at least temporarily. 

From the outset the result never appeared in doubt with Tudor’s side stamping their authority on the game in a manner that in recent times could not have been associated with OM.

Clauss’s effort in the first half ensured that since the start of last season, no defender has had more ‘decisive’ contributions than him in terms of contributing to goals. His six efforts and 13 assists have ensured he has grown into one of the club’s most important players. 

Meanwhile, Suarez and Gerson’s efforts nine minutes apart ensured the game was done and dusted on the hour mark. 

Tudor will be hoping his side can replicate their domestic form in Europe this week coming with the arrival of Sporting Lisbon. 

However, they will be without their own fans in the ground as UEFA handed down a punishment for their supporters’ recalcitrant behaviour at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the beginning of September. 

More follows.  

Luis Suarez celebrates with Mateo Guendouzi after scoring Marseille’s second in the second period