OM humiliates ASSE and qualifies for the 16th

A shock which saw only one team present on the field. AS Saint-Étienne actually hosted Olympique de Marseille this Sunday afternoon as part of one of the shocks of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. A 100% Ligue 1 match which saw the runners-up in the championship win by a score of four goals to zero. Ibrahim Sissoko was also sent off after around twenty minutes of play for an elbow on Leonardo Balerdi.

OM too strong at the moment

Olympique de Marseille will immediately put their foot on the ball and project themselves forward. A first heat wave will then take place in the fourth minute of play at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. Mason Greenwood will attempt a direct corner, poorly intercepted by Brice Maubleu. Ultimately more fear than harm for the number 2 goalkeeper of AS Saint-Étienne. A few moments later, the locals reacted and attempted the first shot on target of the match. However, it is too crushed to worry Jeffrey de Lange. In the twelfth minute of play, Leonardo Balerdi will attempt an acrobatic return following a corner. Brice Maubleu is more than lucky with his intervention and manages to keep his clean sheets.

ASSE continues to suffer and will see Ibrahim Sissoko being sent off for an elbow in the face of Leonardo Balerdi. In the process, Roberto De Zerbi's men will open the scoring. Balerdi finds Luis Henrique on a long ball, who instantly passes it to Mason Greenwood. The player trained at Manchester United volleys at the near post. What a goal from the winger… The Greens are suffering and will come very close to conceding the break goal. Twice by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (26th, 29th) then Quentin Merlin (31st). In the 34th minute of play, the Olympians took the break. Forgotten by the Saint-Etienne defense from a corner, Adrien Rabiot takes the right foot in an acrobatic manner and allows his team to take a significant advantage. The score will not change until half-time, with OM making their opponents run.

OM in second year management

As soon as they return from the locker room, the visitors will think they will get a penalty. Quentin Merlin will be caught by Pedro in the Saint-Etienne penalty area. Much too light, however, to push Jérémy Stinat to call a penalty. Olympique de Marseille will continue to keep the ball rolling, facing a Forez club which cannot find a solution. But who will nevertheless wake up… thanks to the decentralization of the Marseille city club. At the hour mark, the Greens will explode on the counter-attack. Cheikh Fall dribbles past the Dutch goalkeeper but stumbles upon a truly exceptional return from Leonardo Balerdi. Seeing his team less focused, Roberto De Zerbi will start to make some changes.

In the 69th minute of play, OM will increase the score. After a blocked strike from Valentin Rongier, Luis Henrique did not ask any questions and sent a heavy strike into the opponent's top corner. Brice Maubleu could do absolutely nothing about it. Despite everything, the Cauldron will continue to push its protégés. However, the Greens will start to lose their nerve, like captain Yunis Abdelhamid and a clash with Jonathan Rowe. Olympique de Marseille will score a fourth goal in the 80th minute of play thanks to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. The Danish international midfielder is on the receiving end of a beautiful collective movement and closes the show.