The Tocopilla man played 75 minutes in his side’s 2-0 victory over Troyes, allowing him to close the gap with Lens, the sole escort of leaders Paris Saint-Germain. Third victory in as many games in 2023.
The Olympic Marseille He had an encouraging start to the year. Three games in 2023 and three wins. This Wednesday, they won again. They beat Troyes 2-0, in 18th in Ligue 1, with the presence of Alexis Sánchez as the starting centre-forward of Igor Tudor’s team. Thus, OM are studying more closely the option of fighting for the second of the tournament, the ground goal of the season, against the ultra-favoritism of PSG, which would allow them to qualify directly for the Champions League. .
It was practically a clash of extremes. Marseille entered the Stade de l’Aube in third position, while the hosts sat in 13th place, with an eye on the fight for permanence. This distance between one and the other was noted on the playing field. Without shining, the most popular club in France proved to be more efficient and knew how to make the most of its individualities.
Tudor does not move from the drawing in 3-4-2-1, with Alexis as center forward. The Marseille team suffered four major injuries: Nuno Tavares, Eric Bailly, Amine Harit and Dimitri Payet. Then Guendouzi and Ünder were the most advanced midfielders, supporting the Chilean in attack. The tocopillano, being the only attacker, had his most recurring companion in the Turk. However, The main frustration for Sánchez, who has to play 9, is that he doesn’t have a clear assistant, someone to search for him in space. And since he’s the offensive benchmark, he can’t fall behind repeatedly either. He was replaced after 75 minutes by Bamba Dieng.
Prospects turned friendly for Marseille early on. In 10 minutes, defender Chancel Mbemba opened the account with a header after a pivot from Guendouzi on a corner. The cast of the Croatian Tudor has always been the one in control of the ball and the actions. It was he who tried the most in the opposite field. The example of this was the 68.6% possession he recorded in the first half.
OM’s blows were at key moments. I just launched the plugin, Jordan Veretout made it 2-0, gradually beginning to lead an important victory. They could have widened the gap at 56′, but the Bosnian Kolasinac missed it, deflecting a shot. Going into the second period, the start of the team’s recent incorporation took place: the Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovskyi (on loan from Atalanta).
In this way, Olympique de Marseille remain in third place in the table with 39 points, but are now two behind second-placed Lens. who drew 2-2 away with Strasbourg. The solid leader of the competition is Paris Saint-Germain (47), who beat Angers 2-0, thanks to a goal from Lionel Messi, during his return to activity with his club after the World Cup.
In another duel of the day, Monaco drew 2-2 with Lorient, as outsiders. Guillermo Maripán was a starter in the Monegasque team, which is in fifth position, with 34 units.
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