Dario Benedetto and OM were knocked down in added time by Olympiakos.

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  • Olympique de Marseille lost 1-0 to Olympiakos, Greece, in their first Champions League game in seven years.

  • After dominating the first period, the Marseillais gradually died out in this match and Olympiakos logically scored in added time.

  • Dimitri Payet and Dario Benedetto were very disappointing.

Olympique de Marseille was beaten at the very end of the match (0-1) on Wednesday night in Greece by Olympiakos, for their return to the Champions League after seven years of absence.

After a good start to the match, the Marseillais died out little by little, to be punished by a Greek goal in added time, on a pass from Mathieu Valbuena.

Raging for OM.

A promising first half, and then nothing

These seven years of absence from OM in the Champions League were not felt at the start of the match, the Marseille players got into the game very well.

They dominated Mathieu Valbuena's teammates, largely at their level in the first period.

But the Olympians unfortunately did not open the scoring, Thauvin missed a recovery with his knee (30th), and the Marseillais gradually disappeared.

After two new bad choices after returning from the locker room by Benedetto and Payet, the OM players began to take water, and the broth, by Olympiakos.

Mandanda postponed the deadline with a shot from Valbuena (70th), but Ahmed Hassan's goal in extra time, if cruel, hung in their face.

In the first half there were some encouraging streaks but in the second half they were overwhelmed.

The impression that they do not know what to do at the loss.

In the possession phase, the ball burns.

Transitions off are terribly slow.

#OLYOM

- A. (@CarterChnine) October 21, 2020

Benedetto and Payet far from being at the level

Already in difficulty in the league, Dario Benedetto has not been better at European level.

The OM striker started with a bad choice by attempting a long shot rather than launching Payet or Thauvin (3rd).

The tone of the evening was set.

He could have opened the scoring after returning from the locker room, but he was beaten in his duel by Olympiakos goalkeeper José Sa. The Argentinian striker, who has not planted since February 27, is then moved to the shoulder after being thrown by Geye a few minutes later.

André Villas Boas could have replaced him much earlier (75th).

A shared observation for Dimitri Payet, far from being at his best.

Yet he is the player that OM needs in these European meetings.

Suspended in Ligue 1, he was clearly not in the rhythm by multiplying the losses of balls in attack, and without helping Amavi in ​​defense.

Hi @OlympiakosFr, do you think we are doing a Payet / Valbuena exchange?

- Radonjitch (@NemaRadonjitch) October 21, 2020

Qualification already complicated

Marseille can really regret this bad result on this first day.

Because in this group which promises to be tight, all the points will count and to take one in Greece seemed a minimum.

In the other group game, Manchester City won at home against FC Porto.

The three-way game behind the English to qualify is badly started, and we must not miss the double confrontation against the Portuguese.

In the meantime, it is Olympiakos who have taken a serious advantage.

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