Angers – Marseille: OM win with a great Jontahan Clauss and temporarily overtake PSG

Marseille was full of confidence. Four days before the reception of Sporting Portugal in the Champions League, the Phocaeans offered themselves a big victory in Angers, this Friday, at the start of the 9th day of Ligue 1 (0-3). With a goal and two assists, Jonathan Clauss was the great architect of this well-deserved success. It even allows OM to find themselves temporarily at the top of the championship. With a head start on the PSG which welcomes Nice, this Saturday.

With a revamped starting XI, Marseille needed a good half hour to get on the right track. Embarrassed by the good start of the Angevins, the Olympians tipped the meeting on their first real situation. Positioned as a left piston to replace the suspended Nuno Tavares, Clauss played with Valéry thanks to a stepover and scored his first goal with his new jersey (0-1, 35th).

Dieng back on the pitch

A liberating opening score for the Marseillais who then had total control of the debates. And they made the difference from the start. After an interception in midfield, Clauss accelerated to ideally serve Suarez, unmarked in the area. And the Colombian made the break (0-2, 50th). Shortly after, the French international crossed for Gerson who destroyed the last hopes of Angevin with a shot from the left (0-3, 59th).

Marseille was able to manage the rest of the match as it pleased. The OM players were hardly worried. If not on two or three situations, following some carelessness. This ideal scenario even allowed the entry into play of the ex-banned Bamba Dieng. The Senegalese was also very close to a fourth goal at the end. A shot from a closed angle well repelled by Fofana (90th). Whatever, with this victory, the Olympians equal the best total of points after 9 days in the club’s history in the top flight.