Olympique de Marseille found itself in difficulty this Sunday against FC Nantes, on the occasion of the 17th day of Ligue 1. From the 56th minute, the Marseille club found itself 9 against 11 after receiving two red cards.
The first Marseille player to leave the pitch and Belgian midfielder Arthur Vermeeren. In the 26th minute, he violently tackled Anthony Lopes, the Nantes goalkeeper, while trying to hinder his recovery. Very late, the Olympian violently mowed him down.
In the process, OM conceded a goal, signed by Fabien Centonze. The Nantes player followed a deflected shot by Gerónimo Rulli and pushed the ball into the empty goal (31st, 0-1).
But the nightmare did not end there for Marseille. Bilal Nadri received two yellow cards in two short minutes after the break (54th, 56th) and was also sent off by Marc Bollengier, the referee of the game. The Marseillais, guilty of two avoidable mistakes, left the field in tears.
The 17th day of Ligue 1 had already been marked by other red cards, like the one received by Alexsandro during Lille’s defeat against Rennes (2-0), which angered Olivier Létang. Or the very dangerous foul by Mamadou Coulibaly on Nicolás Tagliafico during Lyon’s victory in Monaco (1-3).
Toulouse’s Emersonn also received a red this Friday against RC Lens (0-3 victory for Artois), the leader of Ligue 1.
