ASSE faces OM on its Geoffrey-Guichard (Saint-Etienne) lawn in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. The Loire team intends to erase the painful memory of its defeat on December 8 while the Marseillais seek to strengthen their collective with a view to qualifying for the Champions League. Follow the match live on France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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- This match feels like déjà vu: on December 8, the Greens lost 0-2 against the Marseillais in the 14th day of Ligue 1. They are now hoping for a different outcome.
- The Greens are in 16th place in League 1, after 10 defeats in 15 matches played. The players seem demotivated, many are injured. This meeting is an opportunity for them to escape this spiral of defeat and to honor their new coach who arrived on Friday December 20, Erik Horneland.
- OM arrive as conquerors, proudly displaying their second place in Ligue 1. The team is riding a positive dynamic of qualifying for the Champions League.
- The only downside: on Geoffrey-Guichard's pitch, the Marseillais will not be able to count on their supporters, deprived of travel.
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>>> Follow the meeting live from 2:45 p.m.
The Stéphanois are struggling a little more to get their bearings while the Marseillais are increasing the score. In the 34th minute, Adrien Rabiot scored a new goal for the Marseille team.
The first yellow card of the match again goes to the Greens. Mathieu Cafaro is the author of a foul on Leonardo Balerdi.
23rd minute of play and the Whites and Blues have already scored a first goal in front of a sold-out Geoffrey-Guichard stadium. A signed action Mason Greenwood, flush with the right post.
Hard blow for ASSE who find themselves playing with 10 men for the next 70 minutes. Ibrahim Sissoko leaves with a red card, author of a hand on the face on Leonardo Balerdi.
Barely a minute into the game and the Olympians are already marking their territory. The Stéphanois find themselves deprived of the ball and Brice Maubleu accumulates risky outings. OM continues the corners.
After a quarter of an hour of play, possession of 80% for OM, 20% for ASSE.
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