May 5, 2024

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Marseille Gattuso crashes again

Marseille Gattuso crashes again

A goal in the last half from youngster Jeremy Cebas18 years, Olympique Marseille's victory over StrasbourgIn the match in which they took the lead in the second minute, Thanks to Gigot's goalWhich was much lower than its competitor, Proof that Gattuso still has a lot of work to do. Marseille reluctantly locked themselves in, defended a 1-0 lead and ended up paying the consequences in stoppage time, so much so that they would have almost lost the final play of the match if Dion had not squandered a clear chance against them. Pau Lopez.

But he couldn't have started the match in a better way for Marseille. A cross shot in the second minute was blocked by Vitinha and Gigot, who was at the far post, shot it into the net at will.. The historic French club, weakened by African Cup losses, promised them happiness, having taken seven players from their squad, but the rest of the match was a pipe dream for Gattuso's side.

to Strasbourg All he needed was patience and the decisive goal was scored in a sport where chances are not worth it. Vieira's men, after 1-0, began to subjugate Marseille, less and without soldiers on the bench, a sign that the African Cup could hurt them a lot in January. The score was 1-1 for Gameiro, but the in-form player Pau Lopez prevented an equaliser. Chances continued in OM's territory, but the lack of effectiveness gave it eternal life.

The second half was a monologue with… Strasbourg besieged Pau Lopez's goal and Marseille were unable to put together two possessions in a row. to the top, KondogbiaA mainstay for Gattuso and one of the few midfielders in the team, He called for a substitution midway through the second half, as Jean Onana made his debutRecently signed from Besiktas.

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The worst result for him Marseille It's definitely over. Into stoppage time the young man Jeremy Seabas He ended up taking advantage of the second play in the opposition's defense hesitation to make it 1-1. The result was deserved, but the Velodrome's heart was still in its mouth in the last play of the match, when Dion stood in front of Pau Lopez The Spaniard pulled off what could have been with his right foot 1-2 for Strasbourg. A draw does not mean much for Marseille and also for the Alsatians, who could have won in a very difficult stadium.