It was the expected shock. This Sunday evening at the end of the 22nd day of Ligue 1, Stade Brestois beat Olympique de Marseille in the very last moments of the game with a score of 1 goal to 0 thanks to a goal from Pierre Lees-Melou .
This result is good for Stade Brestois. With this victory, Éric Roy’s men, who have 40 points on the clock, move up to second place ahead of OGC Nice and LOSC. The SB29 carried out the great operation of this 22nd day of Ligue 1.
Opposite, Olympique de Marseille has been slipping and standing still for several days. The 8th-placed Olympians have not tasted victory since December 17 on home soil against Clermont Foot (2-1). The negative spiral continues towards the Marseille city.
Gennaro Gattuso’s men will absolutely have to rectify their situation next weekend against Montpellier at the risk of seeing some pursuers catch up with them or overtake them in the rankings.
A balanced meeting but Lees Melou capsizes Francis Le-Blé
It was one of the most anticipated matches of the day. After 4 consecutive matches without a victory, the Brestois wanted to strike a big blow against Olympique de Marseille.
Well in place as usual, whether collectively, on a technical and defensive level, the Brest players got off to a good start in their meeting, quickly putting the OM players in difficulty. If Marseille dominated overall in the first act, the Brestois nevertheless had the best opportunities to hit the mark.
Upon returning from the locker room, the match got heated on both sides. From the hour mark, SB29 was reduced to 10. Steve Mounié was expelled from the game for an elbow given to Leonardo Balerdi in the chest. The turning point of the match? Not so sure.
The Brestois continue to have opportunities and to put in difficulty the Marseille team which lacked a little audacity despite the numerical superiority.
At the end of the match, the match changed. Garcia misses his pass and loses the ball following a Marseille touch. This is recovered by Pierre Lees-Melou near the surface. The midfielder performs a technical festival in the area before deceiving Ruben Blanco with his right foot (1-0.88).
A saving goal that could change the season at Stade Brestois. Objective of the European Cup and Champions League for Roy’s men? See you at the end of the season.
