At the Allianz Riviera,

However, it seemed very well on the way for Jorge Sampaoli and his group, with the first goal of the match in the third minute.

But for OM, this quarter-final of the Coupe de France in Nice on Wednesday evening quickly turned into a nightmare, even humiliation.

“We took a slap,” said Marseille midfielder Valentin Rongier, after the correction.

Beaten 4-1 in this Southern derby played without their supporters (and without incident, after the serious excesses of the championship match interrupted on August 22, 2021 at the Allianz Riviera), the Provençals have something to blame.

And question certain tactical choices of the Argentine coach?

The placement of William Saliba in the right side in particular raised questions.

The Marseille coach defended himself.

“In the absence of Boubacar Kamara on suspension, it was the best solution against very good Nice wingers”, he justified.

But also with Leonardo Balerdi, axial alongside Saliba, Olympique de Marseille has often been overtaken by OGC Nice.

The "flaws" identified by Galtier

The Canebière players have suffered almost everything on the pitch from their opponents, with whom they are neck and neck in the league.

“The first goal gave us the possibility of controlling the game. But the pressure from Nice prevented us from doing so, reacted the Argentinian coach of OM.

We had a few opportunities that we didn't take.

The Nice pressing hampered us behind.

“He was consistent.

Especially since Christophe Galtier, the Aiglons coach, confirmed at a press conference that he had managed to identify "certain flaws" in the Marseille defense after his last match.

Le Gym equalized in the 11th minute thanks to Amine Gouiri and rolled away.

Then two other goals from Justin Kluivert (29th, 49th) and a fourth from Andy Delort (61st) ended the match.

"We missed everything, especially the desire"

Marseille had tried to react.

Jorge Sampaoli explaining that he "made changes during the match because [his team] was behind at half-time" but "Nice was very strong in the transitions", according to him.

The tactical battle was clearly won by the Aiglons carried by the Gouiri-Delort-Kluivert trio.

Valentin Rongier agrees: "They were better, and it's deserved".

But for the Marseille midfielder, the level was far from up to par in his own camp.

“We missed everything, especially the desire.

We made too many technical errors, too many approximations,” he admitted.

The Coupe de France was one of OM's objectives this season.

This ambition showered by OGC Nice, the club will have to refocus on the championship and on its other goal: a place in the Champions League.

For that, it will be necessary to cling to the top of the classification and to hold the dragee high… in Nice, in particular, on March 20th.

Even if this rout in the Coupe de France may have left indelible marks.

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