Marseille (AFP)

A wrapped shot by Nemanja Radonjic saved Marseille against Brest (2-1), while a cruel draw was drawn at the end of a match entirely dominated by the dolphin of Ligue 1, which consolidated its position on Friday.

The Serb, who had never scored in 16 months in the white jersey, just managed successively his first two goals, after Toulouse (2-0).

In the 89th minute, he offered a fourth consecutive victory to Marseille, who will be able to watch this weekend in his couch his many pursuers get ready until Tuesday to go to Angers, 3rd in four lengths, to try the quinté.

Radonjic relieved a whole stage Velodrome who thought to witness a hold-up, Irvin Cardona having equalized a minute earlier on the second occasion Brest (88).

It was cruel for OM, ultra-domineering, having hit the amounts three times and many times the gloves of Gautier Larsonneur, the excellent goalkeeper Armorican.

But by playing shimmering football and winning this game on the wire, OM has also been full of confidence.

Payet and Valentin Rongier were again very good, Hiroki Sakai tireless, behind as before, and Jordan Amavi was acclaimed to the composition of the teams, for the first time in many months.

On the other hand the promoted Brest, who nearly finished at 10 (the red card of Alexandre Mendy was canceled after consultation of the VAR), stagnates. He has not won in L1 since Dijon (2-0), on October 26, and has never won in Marseille history (two draws and eight defeats in L1).

- The stroke of genius Benedetto -

His striker Gaëtan Charbonnier is still dry, he has not scored since August 24 against Reims (1-0) Day 3, 881 minutes on the field, not counting additional time. But his pass for Cardona's goal was superb.

Bringing back a point would have really held a miracle as the Reds suffered, braced against Larsonneur.

Radonjic's cannon shots do justice to the best team, but unfortunately for the chronicle, a little shade, by its dramaturgy, to the stroke of genius of Dario Benedetto.

The fake at Pele "Pipa" says a lot of the trust of this team. On a divine inspiration, the Argentine striker trapped the goalkeeper by not touching the ball, much like the King against Uruguay in 1970, and behind Sarr scored.

It was deserved for OM, who had not won four league games since the 2017-2018 season, that of the Europa League final (lost 3-0 against Atlético Madrid) and the 4th place in 77 points.

- Three amounts -

André Villas-Boas' set of combinations was a marvel, a pity that a slight lack of realism - and Larsonneur - prevented him from scoring more goals and not getting so scared at the end of a totally controlled match .

Brest had only one chance before his goal, and a big one, when Cardona's cross shot hit the two posts by licking the goal line (13)!

The baron of Larsonneur also vibrated, shattered by a recovery in full race of Morgan Sanson (17), then in the other cage by a free kick of Dimitri Payet (62).

A cross shot by Valentin Rongier also hit the right post of the Armorican goalkeeper (64).

Larsonneur has long bewitched the Marseillais, Benedetto (12), Payet (72) or Rongier (85), who also missed the frame, as Duje Caleta-Car, who crossed in very good position (51) after a new stop the goalkeeper, Benedetto (75) or Maxime Lopez (90 + 4).

But Benedetto was more wizard than Larsonneur, and Radonjic too.

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