• The Marseillais quickly took shelter against Montpellier on Sunday to recover 2nd place in Ligue 1.

  • With this victory, the men of Jorge Sampaoli carry out the good operation of the weekend and put Strasbourg, 4th, at 7 points, after the draw of the Alsatians against Lyon, and the defeat of Nice.

At the Velodrome stadium,

A “very very” important victory, but no fire for the Marseillais.

There are many reasons for satisfaction for Olympique de Marseille after the great victory against Montpellier on Sunday evening at the Stade Vélodrome, at the end of the 31st day of Ligue 1 (2-0).

But the Marseillais want to keep a cool head.

"A very important victory for us in this last part of the championship", first savored Jorge Sampaoli.

His men quickly took cover thanks to a superb breakthrough from Amine Harit, before serving Bamba Dieng for the opener (9th).

The young Marseille striker allowed his teammates to take off a little further by obtaining a penalty 10 minutes later, converted by Cengiz Under (19th).

“End the season well”

The hardest part was faced with weak Montpellier, who "did not worry OM", according to their coach Olivier Dall'Oglio.

Despite a workforce overhauled by Sampaoli on the Marseille side, with Mandanda in goal, Luan Peres back in defense alongside Kamara, Gueye in the middle, Harit in attack instead of Dimitri Payet and Bamba Dieng, therefore.

"A challenge to run this team" for the Argentinian coach who finally won, synonymous with a fourth victory in a row in Ligue 1. It allows the Marseillais to regain second place in the championship on their own.

"It's an important victory, we have all seen the results of the direct competitors", savored Guendouzi, for whom this "very very important" victory, he insisted, will also make it possible to "strengthen the mentality of the 'team to end the season well'.

“We need this little pressure”

A second place and seven points ahead of Strasbourg, 4th in Ligue 1, which "of course counts", according to Amine Harit.

But the striker, decisive for the 4th time in his last four games, wants "not to take the lead and take games after games".

Like his team, while Guendouzi considers that "every match is a final until the end of the championship".

Starting with that of Thursday, in Thessaloniki in Greece, which still promises to be incandescent after the first leg won 2 goals to 1 by the Marseillais last Thursday at the Stade Vélodrome.

And before a huge shock against PSG, in Paris, next Sunday evening.

Without forgetting that the Marseillais will still have to play Rennes and Strasbourg, direct competitors.

"We must focus on ourselves and we will not need to look at others," warned Mattéo Guendouzi.

But Marseille fans know it better than anyone: their team loves to scare each other, except against Montpellier.

"It's good we need this little pressure", prefers positive Amine Harit, the man of this end of season on the side of OM.

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