Another catastrophic outing for the former Stade Brestois player, which cost the second place in the championship dearly. Olympique de Marseille actually traveled to the OGC Nice pitch this Sunday evening as part of the closing shock of the 19th day of Ligue 1. A meeting which saw the GYM win by a score of two goals to zero after being put into orbit by Lilian Brassier on the opening score. OM remain second, but only three points ahead of Monaco, third. Nice climbs to fourth place in the standings, four points behind their evening opponent.
Brassier, three errors in one action that turn everything upside down
OGC Nice will get into their game very well. From the first seconds, however, the locals will be very scared by a more than risky pass from Marcin Bulka. Neal Maupay intercepts and transmits it to a surprised Luis Henrique. In the process, the Riviera club will see Mohamed-Ali Cho set out in his works and try his luck. His shot is deflected towards the far post. Quentin Merlin deflects for a corner, while Evann Guessand was in ambush. In the seventh minute of play, Lilian Brassier received a simple ball about forty meters from her goal before having it stolen by Evann Guessand, who handed it to Gaëtan Laborde. The former Montpellier man tries to hand it over to his attacking partner… and succeeds when he sees the Marseille defender completely holed up. The Niçois in good form at the moment will poke his ball above Géronimo Rulli. Lilian Brassier could have saved her team by tackling but made the decision to try to go faster than the leather. Without success. Olympique de Marseille will immediately try to react.
In the thirteenth minute of play, Valentin Rongier volleyed a corner poorly cleared by the locals. It's out of the box. A few minutes later, Adrien Rabiot's turn lost his duel with Marcin Bulka. After a short period of less good results, Nice will move forward again. Ali Abdi is found behind the defense and tries to find a partner in the middle. Leonardo Balerdi tackles magnificently to prevent the break. In the 35th minute of play, Gaëtan Laborde is found in the penalty area and attempts an incredible scissor. This barely misses the point. Roberto De Zerbi's men will react and come very close to coming back to the level. Quentin Merlin can find Mason Greenwood behind but decides to go alone. Marcin Bulka pushes back before stopping in front of Valentin Rongier. The pace will drop, with the actors becoming more and more tense. The score does not change until we return to the locker room.
OM did not succeed
As soon as the restart, Olympique de Marseille will take control of the ball and will do everything to be dangerous. But OGC Nice will, once again, take advantage of the defensive generosity of their evening opponent to find the net. And take a break at the same time. Evann Guessand moves Lilian Brassier and launches Mohamed-Ali Cho in depth. The Moroccan international crosses his shot perfectly and overcomes Géronimo Rulli, who can do nothing about it this time. The club from the Marseille city, stung in its pride, will try to reduce the gap immediately. Adrien Rabiot takes a ball at the far post but aims at Marcin Bulka, who offers a very classy save on his line to keep his goal clean. What a save from the Polish international.
-Shortly before the hour mark, Mason Greenwood moved very quickly into the penalty area but sent his shot over the target. The Aiglons are now waiting for the Olympians and are repelling everything. Like their captain, Dante, author of a very high level performance. In the 71st minute, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg took charge of a very well placed free kick in front of the area. Countered, the latter narrowly missed catching the Nice goalkeeper on the wrong foot. However, the Riviera club is not putting the bus down. And this, despite the offensive inspirations of OM. A few seconds later, Evann Guessand is found behind and takes over with first intention. It takes a brilliant save from Rulli to prevent the humiliation of the current runner-up of Paris-Saint-Germain. Despite the domination of Olympique de Marseille at the end of the match, the score did not change.
To summarize
Another catastrophic outing for the former Stade Brestois player, which cost the second place in the championship dearly. Olympique de Marseille actually traveled to OGC Nice this Sunday evening as part of the closing clash of the 19th day of Ligue 1.
