Olympique de Marseille fell to RC Lens (1-2) this Saturday in Ligue 1. Despite the opener from Mason Greenwood, the Phocaeans lost this first leg in northern lands. A penalty converted by Odsonne Édouard and an own goal from Benjamin Pavard, from a Lensois corner, got the better of the Marseillais.
Affected by this new mishap, Pavard, already involved in the two goals conceded against Sporting CP (1-2) last Wednesday in the Champions League, apologized to the supporters. In the mixed zone after the final whistle, the Marseille football director, Mehdi Benatia, returned to the complicated week of the French vice-champions and particularly highlighted the bad luck of the former Bavarian.
Benatia retains the positive
“It’s the first time they go into the box, and they get a penalty. The goal, the CSC of Ben (Pavard)… poor guy, he was very unhappy in four days. But that’s it, it’s football,” he admitted.
Despite everything, the OM leader was able to draw positives from the performance of Roberto De Zerbi's men. :“ In any case, I am very happy with the face we showed, with the performance. The game was really good “.
