Marseille defender Orban gets ahead first but he makes a good hold and recovers the leather.
Benoît Bastian blows the whistle once again as tempers heat up and Orbán is too late to intervene. The game is getting a bit tight.
The OM center forward was flagged for offside even though he had time to recover.
The OM goalkeeper is alert and drops his fists at this deflected free kick at the near post.
What a shame for the Goans! Tagliafico finds Orban in the area but the latter misses his catch and his leather is disposed of.
The Moroccan midfielder gets into a striking position and takes his chance but his effort flies into the stands of the Groupama Stadium.
The new OL striker makes a big difference against Balerdi and takes a shot from a difficult angle but it goes wide.
Lyonnais do not hesitate to get forward to recover the ball and rely on Numah’s speed in the right lane.
Maitland-Niles Crossing waits for Caquerette’s call to serve up the midfielder. The Marseille defense counters and Lopez once again takes possession of the ball.
The ball hangs on the edge of the area but his slow strike ends calmly in the gloves of Pau Lopez.
What a chance in the 3rd second!!! Harit tries to lob Lopes on the kick-off and Barr saves Lopes. What an inspiration.
Benoit Bastian starts this clash between OL and OM. Both teams need points after a sluggish start to 2024.
Both teams return to the stadium pitch in the group! The Olympic bout will begin in less than five minutes.
The Phocians will certainly want to keep their clean sheet away from home for the first time this season. OM are the only elite team that have not managed a clean sheet on the road since the start of this 2023/2024 financial year.
Gennaro Gattuso made his highest total of changes from one match to the next since the start of the season with five new faces. The main reason behind this figure seems to be the return of African international players.
This Olympic shock could start strong as OM have scored 16 goals in the first 30 minutes of their championship matches since the start of the season. This is more than any other team in the elite class.
For their part, OL have been inconsistent this term, conceding 11 goals. Only Lorient did worse.
With 45 minutes to go before kick-off, the lineups are in place and there are some strong choices.
OL XI: Lopes – Mata, O’Brien, Caleta-Carr – Maitland-Niles, Caquet, Matic, Tagliafico – Numah, Lacazette, Orban. Cherki is on the bench.
OM XI: Pau Lopez – Mitty, Balerdi, Gigot, Merlin – Onahi, Onana, Harit – Ndiaye, Aubameyang, Henrique. A big first for Merlin.
Despite fears of possible reprisals after the first-leg incidents at the Velodrome, the OM bus arrived safely at the Groupma stadium. The bus passed through the greenway, privatized for public transport on match nights and for bicycles the rest of the time. He was followed by bikers in the front and back, supported by a helicopter overhead.
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Decreasingly, Jordan Veretout is not in the Marseille group for the clash against OL. Kondogbia, Rongier, Nadir and Murillo are also out. Pape Gueye is also absent.
OL can count on several recruits against OM this Sunday evening. Nemanja Matic has been well retained in the group by Pierre Sage, as have Adrilsson, Lucas Perry, Malik Fofana and Gift Orban. Arriving this winter, Aurel Mangala (not eligible) and Said Benrahma (suspended) were not selected.
A shock that is no longer a shock? With OL struggling to avoid relegation and OM stuck in mid-table, this Sunday evening (8:45 pm) Olympic duel at the Grupma Stadium looks like a match between two sick teams.
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