Marseille go second

Marseille striker Mamadou Niang (R) celebrates with teammate Tyrone Mears (C) after scoring one of his two goals against Saint-Etienne during their League One clash at the Geoffroy Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne on Sunday.Photo: AFP

Two goals from Mamadou Niang and one from Brazilian Brandao in the final half hour gave Marseille a 3-0 victory at St Etienne and propelled them into second spot in the French league, just one point behind Lyon.
Niang's first came on 60 minutes when his penalty kick wrongfooted St Etienne keeper Jeremie Janot and then 12 minutes later Brandao headed home after good work from Benoit Cheyrou.
Niang's second came in the 76th minute, a near-post header from a Hatem Ben Arfa freekick on the left.
Earlier, Paris Saint Germain captain Claude Makelele was delighted at their 2-1 home victory over Nice.
"This victory will allow us to think positively for our next matches. Our previous two defeats meant we lost shape and conviction. We had to get ourselves going again.
"From now on, we'll have to be able to play match after match effectively, which will be difficult with UEFA Cup matches coming up."
PSG host Dynamo Kiev in the quarterfinal, first leg at the Parc des Princes on Thursday while Marseille visit Ukrainians Shakhtar Donetsk.
PSG's Guillaume Hoarau and Sammy Traore were on target while Loic Remy scored for Nice.