“Provencals” were defeated by Brest, although they had a numerical advantage for almost a half.
Marseille, which is the rival of Shakhtar Donetsk in the 1/16 finals of the League Europe, lost away to Brest in the match of the 22nd round of the French Championship – 1:0.
In The teams did not score goals in the first half. After the break, the hosts remained in the minority – in the 60th minute, Steve Mounier received a straight red card.
However, Gennaro Gattuso's team was unable to take advantage of their numerical advantage. Moreover, at the end of the meeting, Brest snatched victory – in the 88th minute, Pierre Le-Melou scored the decisive goal.
Review of the match “Brest” – “Marseille”
After this match, Marseille (30 points) ranks ninth in the French Championship standings. “Brest” (40 points) rose to second position.
In the next round, the “Provencals” will host “Montpellier” on February 25. A day earlier, Brest will play Strasbourg away.
We would like to remind you that on Thursday, February 22, Marseille will host Shakhtar in the return match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League. The team's first match was a draw with a score of 2:2.
