ASSE lost 4-0 to OM in the Coupe de France last Sunday. The Stéphanois were quickly overtaken by the Marseilles. In the 20th minute, Ibrahim Sissoko received a red card for a bad move on Leonardo Balerdi. A decision that a former OM player does not share.
The French Cup is already over for the Greens after their heavy defeat against Marseille. ASSE has had 4 defeats in all competitions since November 30. Eirik Horneland's mission will be to restore confidence to this squad.
A one-way encounter
At the start of December, OM had dominated ASSE quite easily. Olivier Dall'Oglio's men had absolutely not worried the Marseille players throughout the meeting. Roberto De Zerbi's men won 2-0. This Sunday they returned to the cauldron for the Coupe de France. Olivier Dall'Oglio was dismissed in the meantime; it was Laurent Huard who was in charge of the Saint-Etienne team.
Like 2 weeks earlier, Marseille will dominate the debates. With the expulsion of Sissoko, OM will punish a powerless Saint-Etienne team. The Phocaeans won 4-0 and logically eliminated ASSE. The Greens only had one chance in 180 minutes against Marseille. This is that of Cheikh Fall on Sunday. Launched in depth, the young Stéphanois was caught after clearing the opposing goalkeeper.
Rami defended Sissoko.
In the 20th minute of play, Ibrahim Sissoko sent Leonardo Balerdi to the ground. Placed a few meters from the action, Jeremy Stinat draws the red card. In slow motion we observe that the Malian elbows the Marseille captain. If the refereeing of the match caused debate among supporters, this decision seems logical. Adil Rami commented on this sequence on Twitch, defending Sissoko. The 2018 world champion believes that the expulsion of the Saint-Etienne striker is severe.
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