Montpellier Vs Marseille

Montpellier Vs Marseille

Montpellier Vs Marseille: Payet Rescues Late Point For Visitors

Montpellier And Marseille Share Spoils In Six-Goal Thriller

Montpellier Held Marseille To A 3-3 Draw, With Dimitri Payet Rescuing A Point For The Visitors With A Late Penalty.

Marseille are now second in the table, two points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain, while Montpellier move up to 11th place.

The home side took the lead through Elye Wahi in the 25th minute, but Marseille hit back with three goals in 12 minutes from Cengiz Under, Nuno Tavares and Jonathan Clauss.

Montpellier refused to give up and got back into the game through Wahbi Khazri's penalty in the 61st minute and Arnaud Nordin's stunning strike in the 70th minute.

Payet had the final say, however, as he converted a penalty in the 85th minute to earn Marseille a point.

It was a pulsating match that ebbed and flowed throughout, with both sides showing plenty of attacking quality.

In the end, a draw was a fair result, with both teams having chances to win the game.

Payet Proves His Worth

Dimitri Payet once again proved his worth to Marseille with a late penalty to rescue a point for his team.

The former West Ham United star has been in excellent form this season, scoring four goals in his last five games.

He is a key player for Marseille and his ability to create and score goals is invaluable to the team.

Montpellier Show Resilience

Montpellier showed great resilience to come back from 3-1 down to earn a point against Marseille.

The home side were outplayed for large parts of the game, but they never gave up and fought until the end.

Their spirit and determination was rewarded with a point, which will give them confidence for the rest of the season.