The Wonder Boy came on in the 59th minute and took all the spotlight after scoring his team’s second goal. Those led by Igor Tudor are positioned at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.
Alexis Sanchez shines again in France. The Olympic Marseille beat Auxerre 2-0 on a goal from the Chilean and established themselves as leaders of Ligue 1 while waiting for what Paris Saint-Germain does.
The national striker scored his third goal on French soil and once again catapulted his image into the box led by Igor Tudor. The replacement of several holders did not complicate the victory of the Croatian students, who anticipated the rotation of its workforce after the victory against Clermont.
In view of their duel for the Champions League in the middle of the week, the Marseillais managed to impose themselves without complications against a shy local team, which had only flashes of community and good football.
The historic goalscorer of the Reds, meanwhile, was not immediately despite his suspension for the continental tournament after being sent off against Liverpool in March of this year. During the week, the Croatian strategist spoke of the need for rotations due to the match load, as it was the third in six days.
dream start
The Marseillais started the game with control of the ball in their favor and in seven minutes they had already managed to open the account. The goal came after excellent individual play from Cengiz Ünder, who entered the box with the ball in control, clipped a defender and finished at the far post with his left foot. The shot crashes into the left vertical of Benoit Costil’s goal and Gerson grabbed the rebound to score on an empty goal.
The Olympians retained possession after the goal, but failed to gain the depth needed to complicate the Auxerre defence. Little by little, they ran out of ideas and gave the ball to the locals, who ended up condemning the offensive progression of the Focense.
Alexis shines in France
Starting the plugin did not have great emotions. The native of Tocopilla entered in the 59′ to replace Ünder and gave freshness to the attack of a sleeping Marseille.
At 67′, Nuno Tavares unleashes a powerful shot in the left upright of Costil. On the rebound, Sánchez finished, but a fine intervention by Costil prevented the striker’s goal. It was just a warning of what was to come.
Three minutes later, the Chilean allowed Mattéo Guendouzi into the Auxerre area. The midfielder attacked from the right and, after a fine pass from the Boy Wonder, he reached the bottom line to take out a cross that did not find a receiver. Little by little, Alexis took center stage in the final phase of the match.
At 84′ the joy of the national would come. Guendouzi activated with a low pass for Sánchez, who finished a great team game with a tight shot into the right goalkeeper post. The Frenchman got on well with the striker when he arrived at OM and appears to be the right one to be part of a new duo in the ’70’ race.
The 33-year-old footballer has added a new entry to his personal account. Five games played, three starts and three goals are the figures that guarantee the performance of the former Inter Milan player, who has scored every 100 minutes with the Marseille jersey and has already made a hole in the star eleven of the Tudors.
With this victory, Olympique de Marseille remains at the top of the standings with 16 points. Meanwhile, Auxerre stalled in ninth position with nine points.
The next challenge for Tudor Quarters will take place on Wednesday, September 7, when against Tottenham at the start of the Champions League.
score sheet
Help 0: B. rib; P. Joly, Jubal, A. Coeff, G. Mensah; B. Touré; G. Hein (69′ L. Sinayoko), H. Sahki, R. Raveloson (57′ M. Niang), M. Autret (69′ G. Perrin); N. Da Costa (78′ Y. M’Changama). DT: J.Furlan.
Olympic Marseille 2 : P.Lopez; C. Mbemba, L. Balerdi, S. Kolasinac; I. Kaboré (67′ P. Gueye), V. Rongier, J. Veretout, J. Clauss (46′ N. Tavares); C. Ünder (59′ A. Sánchez), Gerson (59′ M. Guendouzi); L. Suarez (81′ A. Harit). DT: I. Tudor.
Goals : 1-0, 7′ Gerson; 2-0, 84′ Alexis Sanchez.
Arbitrator : Willy Dejalod. He admonished Jubal at Auxerre; to Amine Harit at Olympique de Marseille.
Stadium Abbé-Deschamps stadium.
Source: Latercera
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