A disputed shock for the moment… but with a little taste of bitterness. Olympique de Marseille currently hosts AS Monaco in the closing clash of the thirteenth day of Ligue 1. A meeting which sees, for the moment, the Principality club leading by the smallest of margins thanks to its number 10, against the run of play.
Better, OM gets punished before the break
The match will start with a bang. From the second minute of play, Denis Zakaria was guilty of a foul on Valentin Rongier. Olympique de Marseille therefore obtained a dangerous first free kick, but was well repelled by the opposing rearguard. The first big thrill, however, will come from AS Monaco. A few moments later, Maghnes Akliouche follows in the race of Folarin Balogun, who plays Leonardo Balerdi in the area before relying on Eliesse Ben Seghir, who loses his duel against Géronimo Rulli. OM will react and go on a counter-attack, before Adrien Rabiot is taken over at the last moment by Sougountou Magassa. The locals will start to gain the upper hand, without however managing to get a shot on goal.
In the fifteenth minute of play, Mason Greenwood moved up the field before shifting Luis Henrique, who passed it back to him. The Englishman is blocked at the last moment by Mohamed Salisu. A few moments later, Neal Maupay was served in depth but saw his attempt fly into the Marseille sky. On the next action, Greenwood sets off again in a ride of more than 50 meters and decides, this time, to finish alone. It's easily in Radoslaw Majecki's arms. In the 39th minute of play, Mohamed Salisu will come out with his foot very high on the head of Neal Maupay. While the Stade Vélodrome expected to see a red being released… Clément Turpin does not bring out any cards. Enough to take Roberto De Zerbi's men out of their match, who conceded the opener a few seconds later. After a loss of ball from Valentin Rongier full axis, the ASM quickly exploded on the counterattack… and in numerical superiority. Zakaria clears Aleksander Golovine, who adjusts Rulli at the near post. Lethal from the Principality club, which returns to the locker room with this one-goal advantage.
To summarize
A disputed shock for the moment… but with a little taste of bitterness. Olympique de Marseille currently hosts AS Monaco in the closing clash of the thirteenth day of Ligue 1. A meeting which sees, for the moment, the Principality club leading by the smallest of margins thanks to its number 10, against the run of play.
