A draw in Ligue 1 which does not clarify the qualifying game for the Champions League

It is a result that does not do anyone. LOSC and Marseille Olympique have drew (1-1), at the end of the 32^e Ligue 1 day, at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq (North), Sunday, May 4. While five training courses remain in fight to get their place in the Champions League, Marseille, with 59 points, recovers its second place following this match, but has only one point ahead of Monaco, and two on a trio composed of Nice, Strasbourg and Lille.

As for the LOSC, which had started the weekend in third row, he concluded it in the fifth, with 57 points, outside the qualifying places for the Champions League. Only the first four qualify, the first three accessing directly to the group phase.

Olympique de Marseille (OM) will undoubtedly regret this result due to a blunder of its guardian Geronimo Rulli (74^e), who put Lille back in the match while the Marseille club had opened the scoring (57^e). If they were not brilliant, the Marseillais have achieved a solid defensively performance, controlled in attack, punctuated by opportunities. The only concretization is due to Amine Gouiri, ideally served by Adrien Rabiot, forgotten by the apathetic Lille defense.

This adjective also characterizes the northern match, who have never managed to take over, despite the presence at the kick-off of four attacking players: Chuba Akpom, Jonathan David, Fernandez-Pardo and Hakon Haraldsson. The Lille have only framed the match of the match, the equalization of Matias Fernandez-Pardo (74^e), allowed by a completely failed revival of Geronimo Rulli to Jonathan David. Several touches have led to ball loss due to lack of movements, and the game of Lille lacked intensity or forward races.

The Pierre-Mauroy stadium, packed for the occasion, was not enough to energize the defeated team by Dortmund in the round of 16 of the Champions League, which appeared paralyzed by the stake. This draw jeopardizes the European ambitions of the DOGUES, but Marseille has something to be so disappointed, if not.

“A stupid goal”

OM players made the match it was needed before Rulli spoiled their performance. Lille managed to equalize by taking advantage of a completely failed revival of the Marseille porter, who led to the goal of Matias Fernandez-Pardo (74^e). “It saddens me because it’s a stupid goal. Geoffrey Kondogbia was free. If Geronimo Rulli passes the ball to him we do not take any risk but here it is … “, annoyed the coach of Marseille, Roberto De Zerbi. An opinion that his Lille counterpart, Bruno Genesio does not share: “A lucky goal does not exist in football. We did a good pressing, we were rewarded. »»

The fact remains that before this misstep the Marseillais were closer to score a second goal than to take one. During a very closed first period, they were the most enterprising, dominating the ball and the debates. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (6^e) lit the first wick, then Amir Murillo lost a duel with Lucas Chevalier (34^e).

Good pressure allowed the players of Roberto de Zerbi to recover the ball in the Lille surface, and Lucas Chevalier had to work again to repel an attempt by Adrien Rabiot (51^e), this time. The international midfielder finally knew how to find the fault, not by a strike but by a great race followed by a pass for Gouiri, alone at the six meters for the opening of the score (57^e).

The end of the season of Marseille, which must move to Le Havre before receiving Rennes, will determine the price that Rulli’s error will cost.