Shock at the opening of the 28th day of Ligue 1. Olympique de Marseille travels to a competitor for European places at the end of the season, Lille. Follow this gala poster live.
9:50 p.m. – Gigot: “They move a lot”
Hákon Arnar Haraldsson on Prime Video: “It’s a very difficult match but we will try to score. We have to follow the tactics to try to win.” At the microphone of our colleagues, Samuel Gigot returned to Lille’s tactics and the search for depth: “They move a lot, they try to lure us into the axis to dive behind us. It’s a good match.”
9:46 p.m. – Halftime!
Bastien Dechepy sends all the players to the locker room. It’s halftime at Pierre-Mauroy.
21:45 – Harit in support
After a festival from Zhegrova on the side where he recovered the ball along the penalty area, Amine Harit comes to help Balerdi to recover the ball.
9:43 p.m. – The duels are fierce
After a deep pass and control from Cabella, Garcia regains the ball and gets ahead of Balerdi but he slips and tackles his partner. The Argentinian remains on the ground.
21:41 – Violent clash between Aubameyang and Alex Sandro
In the center of the field, Alex Sandro loses his support and wants to recover by pushing the ball with his head. He is beaten by Aubameyang who passes the leather, before hitting the defender’s head. Both players remain on the ground. The game is interrupted.
21:37 – Joga Bonito in Pierre-Mauroy
After a small bridge from Tiago Santos on Amine Harit, Remy Cabella makes a sublime control in the air.
9:36 p.m. – Yoro on the ground
On the free kick, Leny Yoro collapses and Bastien Dechepy calls a foul.
9:35 p.m. – David whistled
In the Lille camp, Amine Harit escapes and looks for solutions. He was finally surrounded by Jonathan David who had fallen back. Free kick for OM thirty meters away, slightly off-center to the left.
21:33 – Good fall back for the Marseillais
After Luis Henrique lost the ball in the Lille area, the Dogues quickly restarted and Haraldsson found Zhegrova on his right wing. The winger retreats after an excellent defensive withdrawal from Marseille.
21:29 – Lille dominates
After Tiago Santos from a distance, Nabil Nentaleb tries his luck but it is not on target. The Lille people have a series of opportunities.
21:23 – Pau Lopez saves his family
New decisive save from Pau Lopez. After a foul on Zhegrova, Cabella sends a free kick from the right to Alex Sandro. This time, the defender frames his head and the Marseille goalkeeper diverts for a corner.
21:22 – It flies to Veretout
Jordan Veretout tries his luck directly but it ends in the stands, behind Lucas Chevallier’s cage.
9:20 p.m. – Tiago Santos warned
Tiago Santos is the first player in the match to receive a yellow card. In the left lane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pushes the ball and shows his speed but he is pulled by the jersey. The Gabonese collapses and Bastien Dechepy does not hesitate. Interesting free kick by the Phocaeans.
21:17 – Alex Sandro does not fit
On the corner, defender Alex Sandro headed back from the penalty spot but it was too wide. Pau Lopez can clear.
21:15 – Corner for Lille
Off-center on the right side, Benjamin André finds himself at the forefront. His cross into the area is deflected for a corner by Quentin Merlin.
21:12 – Vigilant leg
While Haraldsson had made a call behind his back, Samuel Gigot intercepted the crossbar in the area and pushed back with a header.
9:10 p.m. – Pau Lopez’s parade!
What a parade from Pau Lopez! On the left side, Cabella serves Jonathan David who shifts to Zhegrova on the right. Merlin tries to tackle but he goes through. The Lille right winger rolls up but the Spanish goalkeeper relaxes his right hand to push away.
21:07 – Santos’ bad move
On the right side, Tiago Santos fouls Merlin with a blow to the face.
21:05 – David unclear
Found in the center of the field, Jonathan David tries to escape. He hooks Garcia before trying his luck. It was blocked as Haraldsson and Cabella offered a solution on the left side.
21:04 – Dangerous free kick
After a foul on Haraldsson, Lille gets a good foul on the left side. Hit by Zhegrova, the free kick ends in a corner.
9:00 p.m. – Here we go!
The Marseillais kick off this shock!
9:00 p.m. – A mock kick-off
Former Lille player Joe Cole and cyclist Peter Sagan are present to give the fictional kick-off.
20:57 – Entrance of the players
The 22 players in the match enter the pitch at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Kick-off is imminent!
20:55 – Gasset: “Our future in our hands”
In the race for the Champions League, a result is almost obligatory for the Marseille players who are aware of it: “Tomorrow, we have to restart. It’s the last team we faced away from home that is above us (in the standings). If we have the opportunity to come back a little bit… It’s an important match, the players are aware of it. We still have our future in our hands.”, declared the Marseille coach. Best team in the championship at home with 30 points taken out of 46, Lille is formidable at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, as Jean-Louis Gasset pointed out: “Lille is a very good team. It’s a club that works very well. I know the president (Olivier Létang), I appreciate the coach for his work, even if I don’t know him personally. When we see him play Lille, this amalgamation between veterans, who lead by example, and young players, like Yoro, Zhegrova or David, they really deserve. They are the best team at home, with 30 points taken out of 46. In their stronghold, there they are, it’s up to us to get past this stage, to restart something.”
8:50 p.m. – OM squad weakened
Once again, Jean-Louis Gasset faces many absentees: Chancel Mbemba, Bamo Meïté, Valentin Rongier, Bilal Nadir, Jean Onana, Amir Murillo, Jonathan Clauss and Ismaïla Sarr.