Marseille Olympics hopes to continue its march forward this Saturday evening (9 p.m.) once morest the LOSC remaining undefeated Ligue 1.
A jagged start to the season on the Lille side, with 3 wins, 2 losses and a draw, which earned them 6th place in the standings.
For OM coach Igor Tudor, LOSC is a “direct competitor”, hence the need to win to stay at the top of Ligue 1.
OM’s probable line-ups: Lopez – Mbemba – Touré – Gigot – Veretout – Gueye – Clauss – Harit – Gerson – Sanchez
The likely squad for the LOSC: Jardim, Diakite, Djalo, Fonte, Ismaily, Gomes, Andre Gudmundsson, Bamba, David and Ounas.
10:57 p.m .: Very important victory for Olympique de Marseille following overthrowing Losc who had nevertheless opened the scoring. But the Marseillais showed character to reverse the situation, also thanks to the choices of their coach Igor Tudor. They are tied with PSG at the top of Ligue 1, before receiving Frankfurt on Tuesday for the second day of the Champions League. Thank you for following this match with us, and see you Tuesday for the return of the C1 in a Velodrome stadium with its supporters!
90+5: It’s over, Mr. Millot whistles the end of the match!
90+4 : A final shot from Benjamin André, but it is off target. Fortunately because it started from a loss of ball from Touré.
90+4 : Losc fails every time the Marseillais approach.
90+2 : Corner for Lille under the whistles of the Vélodrome… Bayo manages to snap a header but Pau Lopez is there!
90e : 5 minutes of added time!
88e : Lille are slowly approaching Lopez’s goals, but the defense is holding out for the moment.
85e : Exit of Alexis Sanchez under the applause, for Gerson. Exit of Zedadka for Gudmundsson in Lille.
82nd: Ah it was very close for Veretout, who opens his foot to roll up the ball. It passes close to the Lille goalkeeper’s goal!
82e : The Marseillais remain the most dangerous, and the most present in the opposing half. But beware.
80e : OM’s defensive interventions have been something for 10 minutes. Bailly and Touré compete with gestures that are more acrobatic than mastered…
79e : Pape Gueye arms a heavy strike from 25 meters, easily captured by Chevalier.
77e : Still a lot of mistakes, but that suits OM. And Djalo takes a yellow in Lille for following getting angry. And exit of Ounas for Virginius and David for the nighteur Bayo.
74e : Pfiou this failure of Bailly who makes a pass directly into touch. He bites this one…
72e : And a rusk for Nuno Tavares, one.
68e : 62,985 people are present at the Vélodrome stadium this Saturday evening.
67e : Already a yellow for Touré who retains Ounas by the jersey!
65th: Bad news for OM, striker Samuel Gigot is injured. He gives way to the young Isaak Touré. Veretout replaces Harit.
64th: Benoit Millot has just expelled an assistant from Paulo Fonseca. He doesn’t laugh at the referee tonight, and some of his decisions are questionable.
60th: Goal for Olympique de Marseille! Gigot is perfectly placed to take a deflection from Kolasinac on a free kick. The goal is validated when it seemed out of play…
59e : Still a lot of faults on both sides. Very committed match, normal it does not play much each time.
57e: : Under destabilized by this weasel of Fonte just before arming his strike! But Monsieur Millot sees nothing.
55e : And yellow for Gigot for a nasty blow. He’s the one I would have brought out instead of Mbemba!
54e : The Lille regain possession, and the Marseillais have been trying to counter since the return from the locker room.
51st: Oh Harit very close to a little gem. He hooks his defender to get back on his right foot and rolls up. Knight turn away for a corner!
50th: Under! He is launched well in depth by Sanchez, but takes the ball moderately. He still manages to arm a strike, captured in two stages by Chevalier.
48e : Curious choice of Tudor to release Mbemba, the best of the 3 in the 1st period. Maybe to give playing time to this defense which has a good chance of being aligned once morest Frankfurt?
46′: Back from the locker room at full speed for both teams, with a superb counterattack from OM in stride, but Chevalier fends off Under’s crossfire.
45th: Here we go once more, ball to Lille who were already very close to scoring as soon as they returned from the locker room!
22h03 : And already a second change for OM, with the entry of Bailly in place of Mbemba! The outgoing one was good…
45 + 3: Come on, it’s half-time at the Stade Vélodrome with this score of 1-1. Lille got off to a good start, but Tudor’s men were able to react!
45e : 3 minutes of additional time.
43 e : The Marseillais grow at the end of the first period!
42e : Chancel Mbemba is really very strong. We still have the rage for his red once morest Tottenham.
40e : The duels are very very intense, Mr Millot whistles once morest OM and Tudor takes a yellow for protest.
37th: Ouh the pretty shot from Clauss which passes not far from the frame of Chevalier! Well tried.
34e : Nuno Tavares remains on the ground following a big mistake by José Fonte. The defender is only called to order by Mr. Millot.
32e : Kick by Jonathan David, who we haven’t seen much since the start of the match, but Pau Lopez pushes his fists away.
29th: But what is this action? Huge climb from Nuno Tavares, the Marseillais shoot at least 3 times on goal, but the Lille save each time in extremis! Unbelievable.
27e : Big blow for Balerdi on the other hand… Igor Tudor spells it for Nuno Tavares. Because he had a yellow? Surely, but Kolasinac seemed less in shape!
26e : Huge cheer from the Velodrome for Alexis Sanchez!
25th: Equalization of OM!!! Counter perfectly led by Harit, finally, who shifts Under to the right. The Turk crosses in first attention and who is there? Sanchez, of course, to push hard!
23e : Good intervention from the head of Balerdi, but the Argentinian completely misses his change of side…
22e : Harit is not on his plate tonight, and Under is transparent. Difficult for Sanchez to exist, therefore.
20e : The Marseillais make many, many mistakes. They are often late on their intervention, proof that they are not on top.
18e : Authoritative tackle from Djalo on Clauss, Lille got into their game very well!
17e : Good intervention by Chancel Mbemba, but the referee whistles another foul!
13e : And a severe yellow for Balerdi, on a clearance from the Lille defense.
11th: Opening of the score for Losc! We felt it coming for a few minutes, the action still comes from the right side following a loss of ball from Kolasinac. Ounas sees his pivot shot pushed back by the post but Ismaily is there to push deep. It’s quite logical.
10e : It must be the first time this season that OM didn’t have possession at the start of the match!
8th: Adam Ounas hurts very badly on his right side, Balerdi was very close to causing a penalty… La Var tells Mr. Millot that there is nothing.
5e : Good overflow from Adam Ounas on the right side of the Marseille area. But no one is there to take back his tense center.
3rd: First hot action in the Lille defense, but the Marseille attackers play too much ball.
2e : First lesson of this beginning of match, Gigot is in the center, Balerdi on the right in central defense. Kola is left piston and Guendouzi plays a little lower in the middle.
1st: The OM players kick off this match!
20h54 : Tudor and Sanchez widely acclaimed at the announcement of the teams!
20h48 : The Vélodrome stadium is still sold out this Saturday evening once morest Le Losc!
20h43 : The Marseillais need a victory to regain the lead of the championship with PSG, following the narrow Parisian victory once morest Brest (1-0), this followingnoon.
20h30 : We’re here, well there, in place from the press box at the Vélodrome stadium to make you experience this match of the 7th day of Ligue 1!
08:30 a.m .: Hello everyone, you have come to the right place to follow this match of the 7th day of Ligue 1 between Olympique de Marseille and LOSC in a Vélodrome stadium which is still sold out. Three days following their cruel defeat for their entry into the Champions League once morest Tottenham (0-2), Igor Tudor’s men want to continue their march forward in the league. They are joint first with PSG and still undefeated. Lille remain on a convincing success once morest Montpellier (1-3), and are a “direct competitor”, in the words of the Marseille coach. This match is a real test for OM, following a start to the season once morest mid-table teams. See you around 8:30 p.m. to follow this match together
