Balotelli double in vain as Marseille Champions League bid takes hit

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Mario Balotelli scored two early first-half goals but Marseille were still pegged back in a 2-2 draw against Angers as the French giants’ hopes of making the Champions League suffered a setback on Saturday. Balotelli, overlooked for Italian international duty in midweek, took his season’s Ligue 1 goal tally to seven. But two second-half penalties gave Angers a share of the points which left Marseille in fourth spot and eight points off the Champions League spots.

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