Certainly, OM lost two precious points in the race for Europe this Sunday. But the Phocaeans, who opened the scoring at the Stadium before conceding two Toulouse goals, are doing well. With an acrobatic gesture from elsewhere at the very end of regulation time, Faris Moumbagna allowed his team to limit the damage.
The Phocaeans returned to Ligue 1 after snatching their qualification for the last four of the Europa League at the end of the suspense on Thursday evening. The delay in the kick-off after clashes between supporters near the Stadium did not seem to disturb Jean-Louis Gasset’s men, who opened the scoring. Shortly after the half hour mark, Jordan Veretout tried his luck from distance but his shot was blocked. Reactive, Jean Onana jumped higher than the Toulouse team to reach the ball and head it into the top corner (38th). His first goal in Marseille colors!
Missing Lopez
The Phocaeans thought they would return to the locker room with the advantage but another headed goal allowed TFC to equalize just before half-time. Hero of the qualification against Benfica on Thursday evening, Pau Lopez completely missed his exit from a Toulouse corner. Rasmus Nicolaisen at the far post headed the ball for the equalizer (45th + 2).
Aubameyang had his chance at the start of the second half after a good advance from Azzedine Ounahi but his shot narrowly missed the goal (54th). We had to wait a quarter of an hour before seeing another big opportunity, this time from Toulouse. The Violets did not come far from taking the lead, the ball deflected by Nicolaisen’s head missing Moussa Diarra’s right foot by a few centimeters just in front of the Marseille goalkeeper (70th).
A… stunning scenario!
Much more dangerous since returning from the locker room, Carles Martínez Novell’s players saw their efforts rewarded by Yann Gboho’s goal, served behind by Gabriel Suazo (82nd) to the great delight of Toulouse supporters. Marseille was under threat of a fourth defeat in a row in Ligue 1 after Rennes, PSG and Lille. But Moumbagna’s magnificent back scissors put the two teams back on level terms just before the final whistle. Stunning.
“We lose points. We had to achieve a result, we must be more concentrated, regretted the Marseille savior at the microphone of Amazon Prime at the end of the meeting. We lost two points today. » The Marseillais, however, gain a place in the ranking (9th) and move ahead of Rennes. They remain three points ahead of their opponents of the day who are stagnating in 11th place.
OM are now preparing to host Nice (5th) on Wednesday then Lens (6th) next Sunday, two direct opponents in the race for Europe. A European adventure that the Phocaeans will return to immediately for their double confrontation against Atalanta (May 2 and 9) with, in their sights, a new continental final.
