OM bullied by Lille

In numerical superiority for an hour, OM could not do better than a draw against strong Mastiffs (1-1). A disappointing result for sterile Marseillais who leave the place of dolphin in Nice, with nevertheless always a game behind.

By Andrea Chazy Sunday, January 16

OM bullied by Lille

Marseille 1-1 Lille

^{Goals: Under (75}e) for OM // Botman (15e) for Lille

Weeks go by, and the Vélodrome is not really succeeding at OM this season. In numerical superiority for an hour against Lille weighed down by the early exclusion of their captain Benjamin André, the Olympians lacked madness to do better than a draw against the reigning French champion. Another underperformance at home for Jorge Sampaoli’s team, which has now dropped sixteen points at home since the start of the championship. Inevitably, it will be expensive in the end.

Botman is Robin

Faced with Lille residents settled in their classic 4-4-2, OM started the game well, but struggled to give Ivo Grbić a real scare. Accustomed to playing the shot against, the Mastiffs and Burak Yılmaz light the first fuse at the quarter of an hour of play, but Pau López deflects for a corner. On the corner kick struck by Renato Sanches, Sven Botman is forgotten at the penalty spot and freezes a Vélodrome deprived of its fervor (0-1, 15e). The Portuguese international is in all the right moves, and following a festival on the right side, Sanches is not far from a second assist, but Pau López performs a miracle in front of Yılmaz.

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#OMLOSC In numerical superiority for more hour, the @OM_Official fails to impose itself against the @losclive and must settle for the draw point !? The goals of the meeting can be reviewed for free on the app #FreeLigue1?

— Free Ligue 1 (@FreeLigue1) January 16, 2022

LOSC had their chances, it was OM’s turn to show their trump cards: from a free kick, Dimitri Payet forced Grbić into a fine horizontal shot. On the corner that follows, Mattéo Guendouzi finds himself alone in the five meters from the north, but stumbles on the Croatian international. The turning point of the match comes at the half-hour mark: in the space of two minutes, Benjamin André takes two yellow cards for a dispute then for a foul on Guendouzi at the entrance to the area. However, just before the break, it is still the people of Lille who vibrate the bowels of the Vél ‘when Jonathan Bamba sends a missile well gauged by the last Spanish rampart.

Under, savior mode

At the microphone of Prime Video at the break, Boubacar Kamara insists: he and his partners must ^{“make the right choices” , “show themselves smart”}

and “stay focused” . What the native of Marseille forgets is that OM must bring a little madness, magic in their mixture to melt the walls of Lille. Outnumbered, Jocelyn Gourvennec’s men are content to wait, defend and struggle as the minutes go by to cleanly bring out the sphere.

Reinildo saves the country in front of Guendouzi, Botman does the same in front of Valentin Rongier and on a counter, Bamba thinks of making the break, but Yılmaz is signaled out game. Inevitably, by dint of suffering, Lille cracks: the corner played quickly by Payet in withdrawal finds Under who offers the opposite small net and justifies the tifo made in his honor for the occasion (1-1, 75e

). In the last moments, the Olympians push, but Grbić works miracles and prevents Marseille from gleaning their first success in 2022 in their lair.

OM (3-3-3-1): Pau López – Lirola, Saliba, Ćaleta-Car (Rongier, 68e), Peres – Kamara – Ünder, Guendouzi, Payet, Gerson – Milik (Harit, 84e). Coach: Jorge Sampaoli.

LOSC (4-4-2): Grbić – Çelik, Fonte, Botman, Reinildo – Sanches (Xeka, 90e), André, Onana, Bamba (Lihadji, 84^e) – David, Yılmaz (Gudmundsson, 72 e). Coach: Jocelyn Gourvennec.

Results and League 1 rankingBy Andrea Chazy
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