OM can blame it. For his first meeting of the Champions League this season, the formation of Roberto de Zerbi could very well have left with a point of Santiago-Bernabéu, even with a precious success against Real Madrid. Result of the races: the Phocaeans bowed after a particularly animated meeting on a double on penalty of Kylian Mbappé (2-1), the second peno being particularly severe.
Admittedly, the Merengues could have scored many goals outside the two transformations of Mbappé. The Captain of the Blues and his two accompanying accomplices of the Franco Mastanuono day and Rodrygo had many opportunities in front of the opposing goal. But Geronimo Rulli responded on all the attempts framed by Madrid, to achieve a historical performance with 10 stops in the first period (a record since OPTA analyzed the LDC in 2003).
In great suffering defensively, the Marseillais created the sensation by opening the scoring by Timothy Weah, author of an overpowered strike after a Mason Greenwood (22nd) ball recovery. But, in the process, Rodrygo was broke by a Geoffrey Kondogbia unworthy of his experience (32 years old) and his salary XXL. Mbappé equalized (29th).
Real-OM changes on a second penalty
The second period was less spectacular but offered this disaster scenario for OM. Real has indeed found itself 10 after Dani Carvajal's exclusion for a completely stupid whim on Rulli (72nd). Roberto de Zerbi has made offensive choices (and not necessarily very wise) by launching Amine Gouiri and Igor Peaceao alongside Greenwood and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (yet burnt).
Xabi Alonso had launched Vinicius and the Auriverde crack scratched a penalty 10 minutes from the end. Facundo Medina tackled the ball in the feet of “Vini” and, on the ground, accompanied the ball of the arm, which instantly pushed the referee to designate the repair point. To the delight of MbappĂ© (81st). In numerical superiority, OM has failed to be dangerous and tore off a point. It will absolutely be necessary to prevail in two weeks when receiving Ajax at the VĂ©lodrome.
