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A first hiccup for the French giant. This Sunday evening, Olympique de Marseille traveled to the pitch of Racing Club de Strasbourg as part of the closing shock of the sixth day of Ligue 1. A meeting which saw the club from the Marseille city lose on the lowest score for the first time this season. Roberto De Zerbi’s men therefore leave first place to PSG and Monaco.
An OM unrecognizable in 1st
Olympique de Marseille will be pushed to their last meters from the start of the game. In the fourth minute of play, Habib Diarra will send a dangerous cross for Emmanuel Emegha. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg cuts this ball well. In the ninth minute, the Olympian captain will slip and allow Sebastian Nanasi to advance and throw Dilane Bakwa on the right. His shot brushes Géronimo Rulli’s post. The Racing Club de Strasbourg completely asphyxiates its opponent of the day, who manages to be dangerous on the counter-attack but who sorely lacks precision. Just before the half-hour mark, Habib Diarra found the head of Emmanuel Emegha, left alone in the penalty area. The Dutch international hopeful does not give it up and misses a big opportunity.
In the process, Luis Henrique will start in a series of dribbles, accelerating before trying his luck from 20 meters. It’s next door. On the following action, Diego Moreira will throw Emmanuel Emegha behind the opposing defense. The attacker, however, came up against an exceptional save from the Argentine goalkeeper. In the 40th minute of play, Sebastian Nanasi was found in midfield, gained meters then magnificently shifted Diego Moreira who fired a shot that went between Rulli’s legs. The WHO will immediately react. After a corner quickly played for two, Mason Greenwood sends a heavy shot repelled by Djordje Petrovic. The visitors’ biggest opportunity during this first act!
OM can’t do it, first defeat of the season
Upon returning from the locker room, Emmanuel Emegha will be found deep by Diego Moreira but Géronimo Rulli wins his duel again. Olympique de Marseille will try to get back on track quickly. Elye Wahi serves Amine Harit behind, who shifts Mason Greenwood. The Englishman fails to get his attempt on target. Five minutes later, the duo will do it again… and break time once again on the opposing goalkeeper. The Manchester United-trained player’s powerful curl is again repelled by the former Chelsea goalkeeper. At the hour mark, Ismaël Koné will come out in tears, injured. Enough to allow Adrien Rabiot to play his first minutes of play since his departure from Juventus Turin last summer.
On his first ball, the former captain of Juventus Turin and French international will narrowly miss turning into a hero. The player trained at PSG launches Neal Maupay, who had also just returned at the same time as him. The attacker feints then shoots from close range but also loses his duel against Petrovic. In the 70th minute of play, Adrien Rabiot found Mason Greenwood and then offered him space. The number 10 of the club from the Marseille city cuts back into the axis and sends a powerful strike which skims the target. The Racing Club de Strasbourg is cornered in its last meters against a leading team in the championship before the start of this sixth day. OM will continue to push to maintain their invincibility. Without success. Roberto De Zerbi’s men are third. Those of Liam Rosenior move up to eighth place after their second victory of the season.
To summarize
A first hiccup for the French giant. This Sunday evening, Olympique de Marseille traveled to the pitch of Racing Club de Strasbourg as part of the closing clash of the sixth day of Ligue 1.
