Marseille strikes a blow of authority in Lens

Olympique de Marseille has returned with Jorge Sampaoli. He had a small bump in December that seemed to take him away from the fight for access to the Champions League, but the Marseille team is up to the task on the big nights. Today, facing a Lens desperate to find spaces, Sampaoli’s men won 0-2 in an impressive performance on one of the most difficult pitches in Ligue 1. We don’t know how this team will finish in the table, but the certainty we do have is that it will be without giving up a brilliant style of play in which possession of the ball predominates and looking only at the rival’s goal. Payet put OM ahead with a goal from the penalty spot and Bakambu made his debut with his new team as soon as he entered the pitch.

Undoubtedly, the current second-placed Ligue 1, accustomed to a much more pragmatic game since the beginning of the year, He had the best first half of 2022. It was a total review from Santa Fe to Haise from the board and from the chances, since OM monopolized the best opportunities of the first act and, except for two counted times, left unnoticed one of the teams that practice the best football in all of French football.,

After a flagrant opportunity from Rongier, crashing his shot into the post and, touching the wood again after previously hitting Faríñez, Marseille found their prize just before the break. Facundo Medina arrived late to a duel with Guendouzi and the referee Stephanie Frappart signaled the maximum penalty. Payet was unforgiving and gave his team the lead just before the final whistle. Not without first, however, intervening twice Pau López, being a one-on-one against Sotoca the clearest opportunity for Lens that repelled, without hesitation, the Spanish goalkeeper.

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The second half was an invitation from Marseille to put pressure on Lens. With the score at 0-1, the need to continue attacking throughout the game no longer existed as such and the Marseille team slept through long possessions that drove their rival to despair. In fact, and although Lens needed the goal much more than Marseille, Payet had the 0-2, but an immeasurable Faríñez avoided it with a great save hand changed just when the ball seemed inside.

Marseille didn’t even give Lens a chance. He didn’t let him into the game and martyred him to the end. Bakambu, fresh from China, took two minutes to score. The former Villarreal player traced a break to the house’s trademark space and beat Faríñez with a definition of what he is, a fantastic striker whose ambition may not have accompanied him throughout his career. Marseille gave, convincingly, a blow of authority in the fight for access to the Champions League.

Changes

David Pereira DaCosta (59′, Florian Sotoca), Ibrahima Balde (64′, Wesley Said), Bakambu (74′, Luis Henrique), Pol Lirola (74′, Gerson), patrick berg (82′, Jonathan Clauss), Brayan Pereira (82′, Kakuta), Leonardo Balerdi (90′, V. Rongier), Amine Harit (91′, Payet)

goals

0-1, 33′: Payet, 0-2, 76′: Bakambu

cards

Referee: Stephanie Frappart
VAR Referee: Alexandre Castro
kevin danso (19′, Yellow) Facundo Medina (31′, Yellow) Florian Sotoca (48′, Yellow) Luan Peres (70′, Yellow) Pol Lirola (85′, Yellow

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