Gignac headed home a Mathieu Valbuena corner kick in the 15th minute, which was enough to secure the win and lift Marseille to 54 points from 30 games. They hold a one-point lead over Olympique Lyon who host strugglers Sochaux in the day’s late kickoff."There are still eight games left and we will have to fight hard to stay on the podium.Marseille’s eighth away win of the season took them a step closer to Champions League qualification as they are four points above fourth-ranked St Etienne and six ahead of Nice.Lille can climb up to fifth if they win at Stade Brest later on Sunday.The visiting team took advantage of their first chance after a tense opening 15 minutes during which the referee had to break up an on-pitch clash between Nkoulou and striker Dario Cvitanich.We have been criticised but we have shown the same quality since the season started," OM coach Elie Baup told French channel beIN Sport.Gignac wasted two further scoring chances and although the home team piled on the pressure throughout the second half, they slumped to their third defeat in four games.It was not all good news for Marseille, however, as key centre back Nicolas Nkoulou had to leave the pitch in the second half with a thigh problem.
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