Held in check in Montpellier this Wednesday evening (1-1), OM sees the leading quartet – therefore the Champions League – slip away.
After four straight victories in the league, OM’s redemptive march found its base in Montpellier this Wednesday evening, as part of the 17e day of Ligue 1 – the last of the first leg. Faced with a Hérault team lacking points in recent weeks despite a fresh success in Metz, the Marseillais were unable to sign the pass of five, neutralized with a score of 1-1.
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Sluggish and timid in the first act, Gattuso’s men logically found themselves trailing at the break, with a goal from Fayad in the first quarter of an hour (14e). A little more invested after returning from the locker room, the Olympians were able to get back on track with an angry header from Veretout (1-1, 52e). Without any more revolt in this second act which saw the visitors cruelly lacking in juice.
A point that is not enough
For OM, this ultimate point won in 2023 is not enough. Because if Losc lost in Strasbourg at the same time (2-1), thus remaining only one step ahead of its Marseille rival for the gain of fifth place, the leading quartet of the moment did not wait . Paris, Nice, Monaco and Brest won in fact – SB29 thus pushing Marseille to four units of the last potential ticket for the C1. A real setback for the Ciel et Blanc…
