League 1. Round 24
Marseille, Velodrome
Marseille – Nantes 2:0
Goals: Gouiri 73, Greenwood 77
After the failure in Auxerre (3:0), many were waiting for a reaction from Roberto De Zerbi's team. But they failed to respond loudly to the criticism. Which is not surprising, because Marseille was again waiting for a tightly parked bus, with the opening of which Olympique has had stable problems all season.
Antoine Kombouaré held off the hosts of the Velodrome quite well for over an hour. And he did a good job of catching his opponents in transit: in the first half, Lepenant had a great chance in a counterattack, in the second, Leroy had perhaps the best chance for both teams. The hosts responded only with a chance from Gouiri, created after a superb pass from Greenwood from deep.
In the end, it was Mason who became the main hero of the meeting, dragging the end. The 37-year-old Pallua ran behind him the whole game as insurance for the already existing opponent. And his new partner Amin Gouiri, with whom they quickly played together, helped him. And who serves as another tool against the buses with his constant dropping and drifting into the canals.
As a result, Mason sent another Messi-style pass from deep to Rongier, and the ball went through him to Gouiri. And literally a couple of minutes later, Greenwood got away from Pallua's guard, beat another defender, and again Pallua, who managed to return. And he fired into the corner. 2:0.
Ironically, both goals came from quick transitions again. Nantes were just about to catch their opponents on the counter-course. Mohamed and Elia came out for a lobbed ball. I wonder if Marseille would have managed to unpack the closed low block.
Marseille: Rouli – Kondogbia, Balerdi, Murillo (Lirola 24, Luis Felipe 78) – Merlin (Dedich 59), Hojbjerg, Bennacer (Rongier 58), Henrique – Rabiot, Greenwood (Nadir 78) – Gouiri
Nantes: Lopes – Leroy, Pallois, Castelletto, Coco (Thomas 79) – Simon (Elia 70), Coquelin (Adu 46), Chirivella (Guirassi 79), Lepenan – Ablin (Mohamed 70)
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