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In Marseille (Orange Velodrome stadium) L1 | D23 | Friday 04.02.22 | 21:00 on AmazonPrime | ||
| MARSEILLE |
5 – 2 (MT : 2 – 2) |
ANGERS |
| Referee: J.Stinat | Weather: good (12°C) | Land: good | Spectators: 53,000 | ||
| MATCH SCORE: 10/10 | REFEREE’S NOTE: 8/10 |
Morale in the socks after the defeat in Lyon, it was necessary to react for the return of the public to the Orange Vélodrome. But how, when the organisms are tired and the matches follow one another every three days? With a coach and players piqued in their pride who also knew how to adapt to the context of the moment.
Milik sounds the revolt
Sampaoli had to react and this is the case from the composition. Caleta-Car, Luis Henrique, Luan Peres are on the bench, like Rongier and Under who really needed to breathe. With the eleven, there is enough to make a nice 4-4-2 diamond and this is confirmed at kick-off. Better still, it’s a diamond revisited by Sampaoli, with Kamara coming in for a 3-man defense at times, Kolasinac and Lirola very high in their lanes, Guendouzi and Gerson also, almost level with Payet. Offensive at will. But after only a few minutes of play, Angers opened the scoring. Gerson badly protects a ball in the central circle and it goes against direct. The Brazilian returns to the box to recover the ball but stupidly loses the ball. Fulgini is there to steal from him and hits directly into the opposite side net of Pau Lopez. Three minutes later, after a festival of a lively Boufal on the side, Fulgini, again, gives in the right tempo to Bentaleb in withdrawal. Launched, the former Tottenham strikes, it is countered by Kamara, Pau Lopez is taken on the wrong foot. 0-2. There is enough to be shot down but Milik quickly puts the Phocaeans back in the game. Well served by Guendouzi, he controls before stealing his ball like Moussa Dembelé a few days earlier. Three minutes later, it was Gerson who took his chance from 25 meters to be forgiven and equalized. The stadium is on fire. There are only 21 minutes on the scoreboard.
Under’s masterpiece to finish
And it’s the whole first period that stays on this rhythm. Gerson, on a nice offensive streak, hits Petkovic. Bakambu will get him two opportunities. One in the small net, with wanting to transform into strength, and a crossed header that just misses the side. Alas, the second period does not resume under the same auspices. OM confiscate the ball, are in the opposing camp, but suddenly Angers withdraws as it should. OM have a few chances to shine again but Petkovic is vigilant, well on his support. OM then made changes on the hour mark, and that seemed to be paying off. Like what … Under opens for Gerson who arrives in the area to deflect for Milik. Taken aback, Petkovic sees Milik rise above his defense to send the ball into his deserted cages. Decidedly, the Under-Milik connection works wonderfully. The Turk crosses strong at ground level in the last quarter of an hour and the Pole is there to resume at close range and offer himself a hat-trick. In the last minutes, Milik is still there to push. He shifts Harit on a deep start. The one who replaced Payet delays for Luan Peres who offers a good cross. He is returned from the head by the defense but Under is well placed to resume instinctively and clean the skylight. Perfect evening all the way.
| THE STARTING XI OF MARSEILLE |
| P.Lopez (g) |
| Lirola – Balerdi – Saliba – Kolasinac (L.Peres 63e) |
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B.Kamara (Rongier 65e) |
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Guendouzi – Payet (Harit 82e) – Gerson |
| Owned – Bakambu (Under 63e) |
| Not entered : Mandanda (g), Caleta-Car, Alvaro, L.Henrique, Targhalline |
| THE STARTING XI OF ANGERS |
| Petkovic (g) |
| Manceau – I. Traoré (R.Thomas 63e) – Ba.Mendy |
| Cabot (Pereira location 55e) – Mangani – Bentaleb (Capelle 90th) – S.Doumbia |
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Ouhani |
| Boufal – Fulgini (Ninga 90e) |
| Not entered : Mandrea (g), A.Bamba, Skin, J.MBock, Taibi |
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