After 46 days, with the World Cup between the two, the man from Tocopilla reappears on the scene against Toulouse, on the occasion of the 16th date of the French tournament. The squad led by Igor Tudor was overtaken by Monaco de Maripán, winner on Wednesday.
After the break forced by the World Cup in Qatar, the European championships are gradually resuming. This is the case of football in France which gave this Wednesday the kickoff of the date 16. The championship of the vice-world champions has for star dish this Thursday the Olympic Marseille. Alexis Sanchez’s team receives Toulouse, at 5 p.m. in Chile, not only with a mission to start winning again, but also to reclaim some ground in the upper part of the contest.
The ranking indicates that the Marseille team is in fourth place, with 30 points, product of nine wins, three draws and three losses after 15 games.
In the desire to climb places, the presence of the Chilean team is essential. The tocopillano resumes its official activities after 46 days. The last match for points came on 13 November, scoring a 3-2 away win against Monaco. Then, during a friendly off-season match, he made a defeat against the Italian Sassuolo, in the middle of the World Cup.
Alexis justified his poster as the offensive axis of OM with the status of scorer for the team. He has racked up five Ligue 1 goals, two more than Luis Javier Suárez and Nuno Tavares, who are second in the goalscoring charts. Already eliminated from the Champions League, the local tournament and access to Europe for next season are vital for the team led by Pablo Longoria.
“I hardly followed the World Cup, apart from the matches against Croatia. The preparation was good, we did a quality job, even if we lacked players. We can, I hope, resume the season on the right foot,” said coach Igor Tudor at a press conference. On the occasion, he also explained the losses of three players. In addition to the operated Amine Harit, the coach confirmed the imminent departure of the Brazilian Gerson, who was not taken into account. Added to this is the transfer of the Colombian Suárez to Almería in Spain.
“The foundations are laid for all the teams. For me it will be like when the holidays lasted a week, except that this year it was longer. All the coaches hope to have a good second half of the season. The past can always teach us things. We all make mistakes in this… The group is ready. We have a limited number of players, but they are ready and eager to resume. We don’t want to disappoint Tudor added.
The end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 involve a heavy load of games for Alexis Sánchez and Marseille. Next Monday, January 2, they face Montpellier, for the championship, and on Saturday January 7, they receive Hyères (in the fourth division), for the Coupe de France.
Maripan won
The one who resumed their presence in the league with a victory is Monaco. Visiting, beat Auxerre 3-2, with the presence of Guillermo Maripán in the field for 90 minutes.
The Monegasques started at a disadvantage, as M’Baye Niang made it 1-0 in 30 minutes, from the penalty spot. The draw also came from 12 steps, with the achievement of Wissam Ben Yedder (45’+3′).
Who was key for those in the principality in the second half was Eliesse Ben Seghir, 17 years old, who replaces Ben Yedder and scores 2-1 at 58′. Auxerre tied at minute 68, with an own goal from Youssouf Fofana. But with five remaining, another appearance by Ben Seghir gave victory to Maripán’s side, who are fifth with 30 points, like Marseille.
The one who suffered to win is PSG. In the epilogue, they beat Strasbourg 2-1, with a penalty from Kylian Mbappé, after a violation against the French star himself, with controversy as the game ended in a goal from Marquinhos. The Brazilian scored two goals, one on each goal. He opened the account at 14′ and equalized the rival at 51′, with an own goal. The Parisians are at the top of the championship with 44 units, 8 more than Lens, their escort. He finished with 10 due to the sending off of Neymar, who received a double yellow for faking.
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