Struggling Marseille loses again as fans turn on players
Associated PressPARIS — Struggling Marseille lost 1-0 at home to Lens in the French league on Wednesday to concede more ground in the title race, and further alienate the players from their angry fans. Following a 2-1 defeat at home to Nimes last weekend, which led to stinging criticism of the players from coach Andre Villas-Boas, sixth-place Marseille has now lost four of its last six games overall. One of Marseille’s several supporters’ groups managed to write “Vous Etes Degueulasses” in big letters on the seats in what is usually their section of the stadium. There were also posters displayed outside the stadium aimed at unpopular club president Jacques-Henri Eyraud, calling him a “crook” and urging him to “get lost.” Marseille is the only French side to have won the Champions League, in 1993.