Marseille stutters to draw at Lorient

Paris - Marseille lost more ground in its bid to play in Europe next season as a 1-1 draw at Lorient on Saturday extended its winless run in Ligue 1 to six matches.

Majeed Waris struck the opener on 34 minutes at the Stade du Moustoir as Walid Mesloub slipped in the Ghana striker to steer the ball beyond Steve Mandanda for his fourth goal in three games.

But Chile international Mauricio Isla levelled for Marseille immediately after half-time as he fired through the legs of Lorient goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte from a narrow angle.

Mandanda was again superb in the Marseille goal, making a string of fine stops to keep the visitors in the game as OM drew 1-1 for the fifth straight outing.

Marseille has lost just once in its last 17 league matches, but Michel's side has won just four games in that time frame and is still five points behind fourth-place Nice.