Jean-François Pérès 2 p.m., March 12, 2023
For the 27th day of Ligue 1, Olympique de Marseille welcomes Strasbourg this Sunday evening.
If the Marseillais are sure to keep second place in the standings, the Alsatians are on the other hand in a much more precarious situation.
Seventeenth in the standings, it is not sure to see them stay in Ligue 1 next season…
What sauce will the Alsatians be eaten?
Strasbourg faces Marseille this Sunday evening for the 27th day of Ligue 1. And it is a team full of doubt that will tread the Marseille lawn, facing the second in the standings.
The Alsatians are themselves 17ᵉ and first relegated.
They have already had three coaches this season, unheard of in fan memory.
For the past month, the experienced Frédéric Antonetti has been in charge to save this historic club's place in the top flight.
A mission in which they firmly believe, despite this staggering figure of only four victories in 26 matches.
"Maintenance is a long-term job. The club found itself in a difficult situation. And to get out of it, it takes time and above all not to panic," he explains.
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"I think bettors bet more on Marseille than on us, that's obvious. It's up to us to show that we are capable of achieving results away from home. I think we are capable of it", adds the coach.
Among the rare positive pre-match signals for the Strasbourg coach: this relative inefficiency of OM at home, already beaten four times this season in their lair.
The Marseille club remains on a bitter elimination in the Coupe de France against Annecy.
This will not prevent the Velodrome from filling up once again.
64,000 spectators expected with an almost spring weather, far from the Alsatian frosts.