The curse of penalties in the Coupe de France continues for OM. After Annecy and Rennes, the Marseillais were eliminated for the third time in a row in this exercise, this time by Lille (5-3, 1-1) in the clash between the 2nd and 4th in Ligue 1. The hero of the meeting, it’s Vito Mannone. The 36-year-old Italian goalkeeper, Lucas Chevalier’s understudy, repelled two attempts during this session, the 2nd from Luis Henrique and the 5th from Jonathan Rowe.
Luis Henrique was the unfortunate hero at the end of the match. At the twilight of added time, the Brazilian snatched this penalty shootout by equalizing with a big shot at the edge of the area (1-1, 90th + 6). Lille had led since the 69th minute and Hakon Arnar Haraldsonn’s goal.
The rescue of Manonne on Greenwood
Previously, Vito Manonne had already distinguished himself by making THE save in the first period. The Italian goalkeeper won his duel against Mason Greenwood, who left his camp after a Lille corner (36th).
-The Englishman then believes he has scored after scoring a sumptuous lob against Manonne. But the goal was logically refused by the referee, even without VAR (not used in the Coupe de France), because it was ultimately Neal Maupay who had accompanied the ball with his hand (38th).
In great form in Ligue 1, OM, runner-up to PSG, will only have the championship this season. Already well placed in the Champions League, Lille can continue to play on three levels.
