After a frustrating draw against Toulouse (2-2), theMarseille Olympic returns to the championship. Roberto De Zerbi’s team challenges LOSC for a highly anticipated top-of-the-table clash, this Friday evening, for the 15th day of Ligue 1 (kick-off at 8:45 p.m.). “The players are intelligent. We didn’t win against TFC with a pretty lousy goal. But this touch at 40 meters is not going to change everything. We lost two points against Toulouse. Without this goal, we would have said positive things so we cannot say the opposite just because of a goal. You have to keep the positive. You need character and see things objectively…”, put Roberto De Zerbi into perspective, who expects yet another difficult challenge in Ligue 1 “very balanced”.
Because opposite, LOSC, fourth, could come back to the same points as their evening opponent in the event of victory in this gala match. Former member of the northern house, Timothy Weah did not hide the fact that this meeting had a particular flavor for him. “I’m approaching this match with a lot of energy and desire. I had good times in Lille with the staff and my teammates. It’s a pride to be back at the stadium. I’m happy to be here and I hope it will be a good match. » In the northern camp, it is obviously Chancel Mbemba who will attract all attention after being blacklisted by OM. “He has no hard feelings towards Marseille or towards the people at the club. It’s the best attitude to have. He was affected by this period, but he took a step back. Today, he is focused on the match, without resentment,” assured Bruno Genesio.
The expected compositions
Lille : Özer – Meunier, Mbemba, Ngoy, Perraud – André, Bentaleb – Correia, Haraldsson, Fernandez-Pardo – Igamane.
OM : Rulli – Pavard, Balerdi, Aguerd – Weah, Kondogbia, Vermeeren, Emerson – Greenwood, Paixão – Aubameyang.
Where to watch the match?
This Ligue 1 match between LOSC and Olympique de Marseille will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS 1 this Friday from 8:45 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the group’s streaming platform, beIN Connect.
