After the victories of Nice, Strasbourg and Monaco, and Lyon defeatthe stake was big in the north this Sunday evening at the end of the 32nd day of Ligue 1. Olympique de Marseille (3rd, 58 points) and Lille (6th, 57 points) clashed at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium with the ambition to recover second place in the ranking, chipped by Monaco thanks to its victory in Saint-Etienne the day before (1-3).
Marked by a long phase of observation on both sides, the first period would almost fall into sleep. You have to wait until the 34th minute to see a caught in contribution. After a wonderful slammed pass from the outside of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg’s foot, Mason Greenwood serves Amir Murillo in depth on the right side of the surface. The Panamanian side attempts a powerful cross -crushing, which Lucas Chevalier repels without great difficulty. In heroes, Éric wattellier Come relieves, or wake up, the 40,000 spectators of the Pierre-Mauroy stadium by pushing the whistle at the end of the first 45 minutes.
The game comes alive after the break. Very offset on the right, Amine Gouiri won her duel with Alexsandro and immediately serves Adrien Rabiot in the surface. The French international triggers a right foot strike, which pushes Lucas knight to a pretty reflex parade. Everything accelerates, and from one surface to another, Jonathan David deceives Gerónimo Rulli with the composure we know. But the Canadian striker is reported out of the game with a good meter in advance on the service of Benjamin André.
Who else than him to unlock the meeting? Already the author of a hat-trick against Brest last weekend, including a majestic returnthe man of the moment is called Amine Gouiri on the Olympian side. Shortly before the time of play, Ultisses Garcia served Adrien Rabiot in the right tempo. The former midfielder of Juventus and PSG offers a perfect ball set back to the Algerian striker, who, alone in front of the goal, has only to push the leather into the nets to open the brand. Roberto de Zerbi exults on the key (57th, 0-1).
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The Marseillais then seem to manage their short advance in front of Lille who struggle to bring the danger. But on a six meters played two, Gerónimo Rulli completely misses his short recovery and Jonathan David takes the opportunity to serve Matias Fernandez-Pardo of the head. The Brussels striker continues with half a volley of the right foot to legalization Against the course of the game (74th, 1-1). The decisive passer is even on the verge of putting the LOSC in front of four minutes later on a brilliant inspiration, but its recovery of the right foot borders on the bar of the Olympians.
We will stay there between the two teams. Before ending his season against Le Havre and Rennes, Olympique de Marseille resumes, thanks to the point of the draw, second place in classification At AS Monaco, but remains looking for an outside victory since February. Third before the start of this day, the players of Bruno Genesio, who will face Brest and then Reims, fall in fifth position with a point behind the podium. But everything remains more open than ever …
