Thauvin and Benedetto are in good shape against AS Monaco.
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Olympique de Marseille beat AS Monaco 2-1 on Saturday for the 14th day of Ligue 1.
This victory allows the Marseillais to temporarily take second place in the standings, one point behind PSG, but with one game less.
This is the sixth straight victory for OM in the league, but neither André Villas Boas nor Valère Germain want to talk about a possible title.
Record tied for André Villas Boas.
Olympique de Marseille won 2-1 on Saturday afternoon against AS Monaco, a direct competitor.
This sixth consecutive victory for OM in the league this year allows them to temporarily regain second place in the Ligue 1 standings while waiting for Sunday's shock (9 p.m.) between PSG and Lyon.
The OM coach equals his record for consecutive victory, OM had already lined up six in a row last year.
“This consistency can be decisive for the championship.
Emotionally the last few days have been very hard, with elimination in the Champions League.
I congratulate the team for this performance, it is a very important victory against a direct opponent, ”savored André Villas Boas.
Forwards in shape
Three days after another defeat (3-0) against City, the Marseillais made it easier for themselves by scoring two goals in the first quarter of an hour thanks to their attacking duo: Florian Thauvin and Dario Benedetto.
The Argentinian offered a caviar to Thauvin who slammed his head (5th), and the roles were reversed eight minutes later with a Thauvin passer for his attacker.
This bodes well as this is the third game in a row that Dario Benedetto has scored a goal.
“I'm very happy, maybe it will put an end to the speculation that one doesn't pass to the other and vice versa.
They are gaining momentum and this is important for the future ”, congratulated AVB.
Second time in 2 years (with Avb) that we have achieved this incredible performance.
The record is 8 and is held by bielsa.
It's strong.
Very strong.
- Basile Bilo (@basilebilo) December 12, 2020
The match against City was still felt in the second half and the Marseillais continued to retreat.
After the penalty conceded by Thauvin on a high foot and transformed by Ben Yedder (79th), it even became very hot for OM, who finally managed to keep their lead.
Operation Champions League
A superb accounting operation since OM provisionally goes back to second place, before the clash between PSG and Lyon on Sunday.
The Marseillais are only one point behind PSG, with one game less.
What to invite in the battle for the title.
“Paris must be champion and if this is not the case this year, several teams are on the lookout.
We have a coach with an ambitious speech, we play for OM so we have to be, but the objective is to qualify in the Champions League and do better than this year.
Talking about the title is creating a lot of expectation among supporters and followers of the club, ”said Valère Germain.
8 days ago we wanted to bury the players one by one, now we start dreaming of the title.
This is OM brothel.
#TeamOM
- OM_Fada (@OM_Fadaaaaaa) December 4, 2020
And it is not André Villas Boas who will say the opposite, he wants to go step by step in this season.
“We want to bring OM to a new qualification in the Champions League.
If we do six, seven, eight wins in a row, it's wonderful.
But I don't fix it.
With my group we have established a minimum and maximum number of points for this period of four games.
We already have three, the ideal would be twelve, but we'll see if we get to eight or nine which would already be very good, ”warned the OM coach.
And in this apothecary table, the three possible points on Wednesday (9 p.m.) in Rennes, another direct competitor, are the most important.
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