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Paixao comes back and takes a shot from the edge of the area which just brushes the post.
Opportunity for Brest: Del Castillo manages to find Mboup behind the defense who sees his shot repelled by Rulli.
Opportunity for OM: excellent opening from Greenwood towards Aubameyang who presents himself alone against Majecki but crosses his shot too much.
Following a Murillo cross, Majecki pushes the ball back towards Greenwood who attempts an uncontrolled shot without finding the target.
Long ball from Angel Gomes towards Aubameyang who attempts a recovery without control but without controlling his movement.
Brest kicks off the match.
The two teams enter the pitch at the Orange Vélodrome.
Absent in recent weeks, Weah and Kondogbia return to the squad for this match. Sidelined since the start of the season, Maupay is also present.
OM, for their part, must do without Garcia (suspended), Balerdi, Medina, Traoré and Gouiri (injured). Nadir is also still absent following his discomfort against Angers ten days ago.
Brest is only without the injured Doumbia for this match.
Brest has not won since September 28 (2-0 at Angers). The Breton club remains on 3 draws (0-0 against Nantes, 3-3 in Lorient and 0-0 in front of Lyon) and 2 defeats (0-3 against PSG and 0-1 in Le Havre).
Beaten on Wednesday at home in the Champions League by Atalanta Bergamo (0-1), OM want to return to success. The Marseille club can temporarily take the lead in the Championship in the event of a victory and overtake Paris-SG by one length.
Hello and welcome to everyone on our site to follow live commentary of the match of the 12th day of Ligue 1 between Olympique de Marseille (2nd, 22 points) and Brest (13th, 10 pts). Kick-off at 5:00 p.m. at the Orange Vélodrome.