It is a turning point that will count in the Marseille season. By winning Sunday evening on the lawn of Losc (1-2), OM has undoubtedly silenced the last skeptics on its level. Even manhandled and led in the North, even without showing anything or almost for an hour, Marseille found the mental resources to reverse everything in two minutes and take a huge option on second place.
OM on a highway for the Champions League
Eight years after its last appearance at this level, Marseille has never been so close to finding the Champions League. By winning Sunday in the North, the Olympian club made the splits. Thirteen days to go, Marseille now has an eleven point lead over Rennes (3rd) and twelve over Lille (4th). A real boulevard that even a thesis of collapse cannot question. Because the men of Villas-Boas have been unbeaten in the league for 14 games and have even taken 36 points out of 42 possible.
The light came from Valère Germain
At the time of play, nobody would have bet on such a scenario. Logically led to the score by a much more enterprising Losc, OM did everything upside down like this penalty totally missed by Rongier (60th) whose grandmother's strike had been easily repelled by Maignan. And then, the light came from Valère Germain. By turning a corner away from the head… on the head of the unfortunate Reinildo, the Marseille striker found himself at the origin of the first goal (67th). Before serving Benedetto perfectly two minutes later for the goal of victory. Often replacing this season, Germain found himself titular in the North after the injuries of Payet and Radonjic. A choice that Villas-Boas should not regret.
Osimhen, the strong man of Losc
Without him, not sure that Lille would be so high. But we must recognize the northern club the art of finding nuggets. Landed this summer from Charleroi in anonymity and 12 million euros (anyway), Victor Osimhen increases its market value from match to match. Sunday against Marseille, the Nigerian international did not only mark his twelfth goal of the season with a subtle dive ball (50th). He was in all the good shots putting the Marseille defense to a long torture. Before taking a blow on the head like all his team after the Olympian overthrow.
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