This Sunday evening at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, OM had a golden opportunity to hit hard in the race for the Champions League. For more than 70 minutes, everything seemed perfectly controlled. Solid defensively, well organized and impactful, De Zerbi’s men opened the scoring in the 57th minute thanks to Amine Gouiri, after a clear action launched by Adrien Rabiot.
This goal was not trivial. With 8 goals and 3 assists in 12 Ligue 1 games in the Marseille jersey, Gouiri exceeds a certain Didier Drogba, who had accumulated 10 decisive contributions (7 goals, 3 assists) during his first 12 league appearances with OM in 2003. He thus became the most decisive player on his beginnings in L1 with Marseille in the 21st century, and of its growing importance in the Phocaean collective.
Gouiri’s little regret after draw
But this evening which could have been perfect tilted on a fatal error. In the 74th minute, while the match seemed under control, Gerónimo Rulli completely missed a short revival, sending the ball directly to the head of Jonathan David. The Canadian instantly transmits to Fernandez-Pardo, who equalizes a cross shot. An incomprehensible blunder that puts Lille back in the match, while the DOGUES were previously very discreetly offensively.
Despite this, Gouiri kept his head cold after the match. “They were not dangerous, we had control of the match. Afterwards, we could have been more killers. It is not a bad result even if we could win. We can have a little regrets because we had situations to put 2-0. We still have our destiny in our hands, we are second with two points ahead so it is up to us to play, it is not a bad result, “said the Algerian international after the meeting.
To summarize
Amine Gouiri, author of 8 goals and 3 assists in 12 games, exceeds Didier Drogba and set a record in the 21st century with OM. Despite his goal against Lille (1-1), a Rulli error costs victory. Gouiri remains confident: OM keeps their hands for the Champions League.
