The first leg had been crazy, the return this Sunday at the Vélodrome was just as much. Victorious in Lyon four months ago despite their numerical inferiority (2-3), the Marseillais gave this at the expense of the Gones as part of the 20e Act of Ligue 1. This time at the Vélodrome, on the same score (3-2), and still with the five goals of the part registered in the second period alone.
After 45 initial minutes without much relief between two obviously tense formations, the debates ignited after the break with an opening of the score against the course of the Lyonnais game, by Tolisso (0-1, 53e). A blow for the Phocaeans who in stride conceded two enormous more opportunities to their opponents. Missed acts that have weighed heavily in the scale.
Gouiri's assist
At the time of play indeed, OM left the front, well served by the entry into the game of Gouiri, who knew how to give offensive to the collective sky and white. Opportunistic, Greenwood first equalized (1-1, 61e), then Rabiot struck in turn to ignite the velodrome (2-1, 64e). The same rabiot then conceded a penalty to visitors for one hand in the surface-penalty transformed by Lacazette (2-2, 72e)-But the Roberto de Zerbi team, therefore completely dominant, made the difference at the end of the match by Luis Henrique (3-2, 85e).
For his first on the OL bench, Paulo Fonseca therefore records a defeat and can measure the extent of the work that awaits him; Lyon, seventh in the rankings, now accusing 10 lengths behind his evening host – seven on the podium, the avowed objective of John Textor by the end of the season. Marseille, for its part, confirms its second place there, ten points from the Parisian leader. With three more units on the clock than Monaco, five more than Lille.
