Monaco secured a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Marseille at the Stade Velodrome despite having two players sent off during the match. The result sees Monaco in third place and Marseille in fifth in the Ligue 1 standings after an intense encounter between the coastal rivals.

Wissam Ben Yedder scored for Monaco in the seventh minute, but Guillermo Maripan was shown a straight red card three minutes later. Marseille's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang then equalized before Ben Yedder set up Maghnes Akliouche to put Monaco ahead before halftime. However, Marseille's Leonardo Balerdi leveled the score in the second half.

Monaco found themselves down to nine men after Denis Zakaria received his second yellow card, but they defended resolutely to secure a valuable point. Meanwhile, Nice secured a 1-0 victory over Metz to move into second place, while Paris Saint-Germain was set to host Brest on Sunday.