The word robbery would be a bit strong to describe Marseille’s performance, but Marcelino’s men pushed the efficiency cursor very high against Brest. This Saturday at the Vélodrome, Olympique de Marseille scored two goals and a clean sheet against an opponent who had won their first two Ligue 1 matches (2-0). In the standings, the Olympians overtake the Bretons (6 points) and slip right behind the Monegasque leader, who has taken more care of his goal difference.
If the Phocaeans said goodbye to the Champions League before having really played it this season, they therefore begin this domestic exercise by securing seven points in three days. Enterprising from the start, the Marseillais were quickly rewarded. From the skull, Chancel Mbemba catapulted the good ball distilled by Jordan Veretout on a free kick (4th). But rather than capitalizing on this great start, the Olympians left the ball to Brestois. They were also unable to project themselves into a counter-attack, while the Bretons were dangerous on several occasions in the Marseille area (15th, 28th). Perfectly placed, Steve Mounié notably touched the bar with his head (24th).
” I am disgusted “
“We let ourselves go too much, we suffered a lot, there were a lot of waves, we lost a lot of balls, a lot of technical errors”, cursed Samuel Gigot at the break on Prime Video, after having pointed to Marseille’s good start. Jérémy Le Douaron almost punished Marseille’s apathy as soon as they returned from the locker room. His aerial attempt was deflected by Jonathan Clauss on his right upright (47th). If Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was clumsy against the cages, Ismaïla Sarr scored his first goal for Marseille in the 65th minute.
Thus, the Senegalese almost extinguished the hopes of Brest, who were not discouraged, but came up against a very solid Pau Lopez. “I’m disgusted, whispered Pierre Lees-Melou after the game. We make the match we need. We are too nice offensively, we make too many mistakes and we pay cash. The evening ended in frustration for the Finisterians. For the Marseillais, it had already started in joy. Argentinian striker Joaquin Correa was introduced to the public at the Vélodrome. The player on loan from Inter was able to revel in the celebrations of his partners in front of the stands.
