Despite having finished the match with nine players, Monaco managed to bring back a point from their trip to Marseille.
As was already the case during the first leg, those who chose to reserve their Sunday evening to attend this championship classic were not disappointed. Monaco and Marseille once again engaged in a great showdown. And this time, there was no winner. A parity result sealed this opposition and it especially does the business of the ASM.
OM did not take advantage of their numerical superiority
Monaco certainly led twice in this meeting, but it can still count itself lucky not to have left the Vélodrome empty-handed. Because they played ten against eleven during almost the entire meeting. Guillermo Maripan having been sent off in the 11the minute for a supposed foul in the position of last defender. A decision by Mr Letexier which seemed very severe.
Fortunately for the princely team, the advantage was in their favor at that point. The inevitable Wissam Ben Yedder opened the scoring in the 7the minute by converting a serve from Aleksandr Golovin with an unstoppable shot.
With one more man, OM logically regained the ascendancy. But he still had to wait until the end of the first period to regain the advantage. On the edge of offside, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pushed a dragging ball into the area at the back. After using VAR, its implementation was validated. His joy and that of his teammates was, however, short-lived. Just before the break, the excellent Maghnès Akliouche gave his team the advantage by brilliantly finishing a quick counterattack.
Marseille failed to dominate Monaco.
Vitinha missed the inevitable!
At 1-2, OM found their backs against the wall. Returning from the locker room, the Olympians found it difficult to take advantage of the spaces in the Monegasque half. And to get back to the score, they relied on an individual exploit. That of Leonardo Balerdi. The Argentine defender pierced the Monegasque defense full axis before unleashing a victorious shot at ground level (50e).
It made 2-2, and Marseille had plenty of time to add a 3e. But he was never in a position to take the lead at the mark, except on an opportunity from Vitinha just before the gong (94e). At the end of the match, however, he was entitled to another boost, with a second expulsion for the visitors (Zakaria). It was without benefit. On the contrary, it was even Monaco which was close to snatching the 3 points. At the 87eGolovin scored a 3-2 ball after a marvelous counterattack.
