Balotelli is fitting into Marseille but must improve his fitness – Garcia

Dimitri Payet scored a long-range free-kick on his first start for Marseille since returning to the club from Premier League side West Ham United in January.

Dimitri Payet missed two good opportunities to score, as Marseille recorded only their third Ligue 1 win in seven matches.

Mario Balotelli and Anastasios Donis saved Nice's blushes against lowly Caen on Friday, as they rescued a point at home to the struggling Ligue 1 side.

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Rudi Garcia believes Mario Balotelli has fit into life at Marseille, but the Italian needs to improve his fitness levels.

Mario Balotelli hopes there will be no racist abuse directed him on his return to Serie A with Brescia

Maverick forward Mario Balotelli said his "mum cried" after signing for Serie A side Brescia, the northern Italian province where his late adopted father came from.

Patrick Vieira, who coached Mario Balotelli at Nice, says he's not really a team player

In the race to counter coronavirus, Dr Sterghios Moschos and Jean-Jacques Zambrowski weigh the pros and cons of chloroquine treatment and warn François Picard about the dangers of untested remedies.

Authorised to stay open during the lockdown, pizza trucks, which are popular in the south of France, have become one of the only lunch options for those who continue to work. In Marseille's main square, the food trucks are used to lines of regulars and locals, but with the markets closed and residents ordered to stay home, business isn't what it used to be.

Paris St Germain forward Neymar has said he was the target of a racist slur during the French champions' 1-0 defeat by Olympique Marseille on Sunday.

The southern French port city hosts the La Plaine event every March. But this year's unauthorized party was also partly a protest against continued coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions on movement.