The battle between Monaco and Marseille was spiced up this time by the position in the standings: Monaco is trying to push Marseille out of the top 3 (which entitles it to the Champions League).
No less than 4 players at the kick-off had a past in the Jupiler Pro League, with Mbemba, Malinovsky and Gigot at Marseille and Diatta at Monaco. Add to that the Belgians Matazo (in the base) and Clement (coach on the bench) and it was a Derby de la Méditerranée with a small Belgian side.
Marseille had won 9 games in a row (7 in the league, 2 in the cup), but it was already Monaco that struck the clock before half time. Still, it needed some help from OM player Veretout, who stroked a free kick into his own goal.
For the rest, Ben Yedder in particular destroyed one chance after another, so that he was replaced by Embolo after the break. Marseille coach Tudor brought in the Argentinian Balerdi as a counter move and perhaps that caused the change.
The ubiquitous Alexis Sanchez quickly made it 1-1. That was still undeserved at the time, but Marseille was able to justify that draw in the course of the match. Because number 2 Lens also got stuck on a draw earlier, PSG can become the winner of the weekend on Sunday evening if they beat Reims at home.
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