Olympique de Marseille deservedly suffered in Lille, 3-1, their fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions, after having won the first five games with Gasset on the bench. It was a dose of reality for the Marseille team, subjected to a completely superior team, with clear ideas, with an imperial Leny Yoro for another day and with a Jonathan David who is intractable and who opened the penalty box. The second, from Cabella, a great goal, was the sentence for OM, despite the fact that they got into the game on the rebound with a goal from Aubameyang, immediately counteracted by Gudmundsson’s third, a chimera for a team that had been flying for a while. month and now finds itself in an extreme situation, practically out of the Champions League and on Thursday visiting Portugal to face Benfica in the Europa League quarterfinals.
The first half, a true reflection of the result, was a total monologue from Lille, which dominated Marseille, diminished by absences and with many difficulties in reaching the rival goal. Despite an initial attempt at superiority on the part of Gasset’s men, the leading voice went to the northern entity, the best team at home in all of Ligue 1.
The opportunities in the first act, although strange in a high-profile match in France, were conspicuous by their absence. The exception was a brilliantly planned counterattack by Jonathan David that left Zhegrova alone against Pau López, immeasurable in the save despite the fact that the Kosovar, a closed left-hander, could have shot with his right to better accommodate the ball.
Marseille is a team for which the Gasset effect, five consecutive victories in his first five games on the bench, has disappeared. Timorous, slow and with a lot of anxiety, the Marseille team, despite everything, was able to take advantage on the scoreboard, after a great maneuver by Aubameyang in which Luis Henrique, like Zhegrova, but with a closed right foot, finished with his left foot like if it was a pass to the net and Chevalier caught it without any problem.
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The second half returned Gasset’s men to their harsh reality. Unable to generate danger, completely subjugated, Lille asserted their superiority to take the three points. After a flagrant error by Luis Henrique on the right, Gigot committed a penalty on Jonathan David, the smartest in the class. The Canadian, unbeatable in 2024, beat Pau López from eleven meters. Then came Cabella, who despite his age, was able to send a shot from the left into the squad. Although Marseille, on the rebound, reacted almost inadvertently through Aubameyang (although the goal was given to Ismaily as an own), Gudmundsson once again brought out the colors of the Marseille defense with a shot practically alone in the area. Gasset’s men will now have to try to save the season against Benfica, since accessing the Champions League in Ligue 1 is a utopia.
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Changes
Faris Moumbagna (64′, Luis Henrique), Geoffrey Kondogbia (64′, Pape Gueye), Indian education (64′, Azzedine Ounahi), Gabriel Gudmundsson (77′, Rémy Cabella), Joaquin Correa (82′, Amine Harit), Bafode Diakité (87′, Edon Zhegrova), Adam Ounas (87′, Hákon Haraldsson), Ivan Cavaleiro (92′, Jonathan David), Ayyoub Bouaddi (93′, Benjamin André)
Goals
1-0, 53′: jonathan david2-0, 70′: Cabella2-1, 80′: Ismaili3-1, 83′: Gabriel Gudmundsson
Cards
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
VAR referee: Dominique Julien, Abdelali Chaoui
Tiago Santos (20′, Yellow), Amine Harit (26′, Yellow), Leg (51′, Yellow), Quentin Merlin (56′, Yellow), Kondogbia (69′, Yellow), Leonardo Balerdi (76′, Yellow), Veretout (95′, Yellow)