If the victory gained in the difficulty is always more beautiful, that of Friday night against Brest (2-1) at the Orange Velodrome of Marseille could be founding. Dominator, the Marseillais had to wait the 89th minute to win, a few seconds after the equalizer of the Brest. Sunday night in Europe 1 Sport, our consultants have returned to the current form of Marseille and try to project the rest of the season.
With four consecutive victories in the league, OM are now second in the championship. The title of champion seems acquired at the Paris Saint-Germain but Marseille is in the race for a place in the Champions League. This season, Olympique de Marseille does not play the European Cup, an advantage for Arnaud Hermant which evokes "a lightened calendar this season". The journalist of the team recalls the "good staff of the OM" and does not hesitate to highlight the return fitness of some players, "OM takes advantage of a Mandanda 'new line', Payet seems again in the game, there is a scorer with Benedetto, not forgetting that Thauvin has been absent since the beginning of the season. "
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Injured in his right ankle for several months and finally operated, Florian Thauvin will not play again in 2019. But the 2018 world champion with the France team could return in February. A return of weight for OM in the race for a potential qualification in the Champions League. Arnaud Hermant recalls the importance of Thauvin in recent seasons, "We must remember that in the last two seasons, Thauvin was the best Marseille, I see a lot of positive signals for OM to seek a ticket for the Champions League."
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Ambre Godillon highlights the role of André Villas-Boas, the coach of OM, "he protects his players, he improves them, he tinkers to be able to value them and manages to revive some players. what Rudi Garcia failed to do ". But if the journalist Yahoo Sport is surprised by the current performance of OM, it also highlights "the current difficulties of Olympique Lyonnais and AS Monaco."
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An opinion shared by Laurent Jaoui. According to him, "Villas-Boas exploits the maximum potential of its players, he gave hope to a whole club and a whole city" before adding that the entire workforce seems "to be 100%" . Second in the standings after fifteen days, OM "is armed to get the Champions League, and in the Franck McCourt project, it is a mandatory move to consolidate the club, but Villas-Boas must have the means to to install like Monaco, like Lyon, among the three teams that will tickle each other to play each season the Champions League "retorts Laurent Jaoui.
The journalist of Canal + evokes the atmosphere of the Stade Vélodrome and refers to the match against Lyon, "you saw this atmosphere at the Vélodrome and this faculty to blaze ... All those who love football in France, even s he do not like Marseille, must wish a return to the top of OM. To confirm this great series, OM will have a lot to do Tuesday night (19 hours) on the field of the third championship, Angers.