MARSEILLE-STRASBOURG. Incredible end to the season for OM! Victorious over Strasbourg (4-0), Marseille clinched second place in Ligue 1 thanks to a goal at the very end of the match from Lens, which deprived Monaco of direct qualification for the Champions League.
23:10 – End of live
The 2021-2022 season is ending in the best possible way for OM, which will play in the Champions League at the start of the school year. Marseille is vice-champion of France 2021-2022, guaranteed to play the next C1 thanks to its great victory against Strasbourg and Monaco’s draw in Lens.
23:05 – Strasbourg will not be European
Author of a magnificent season, RC Strasbourg lost everything in the last minutes of this 38th day of Ligue 1. The Alsatian club finished in sixth place, yielding 5th place to Nice.
23:02 – The evening will be crazy in Marseille
At the final whistle, all the OM players expressed their happiness, especially Guendouzi who came to hug Jorge Sampaoli!
22:58 – OM can thank Lens
Thanks to their success against Strasbourg (4-0), OM secured their third place in the Ligue 1 standings. The euphoria spread throughout the Stade Vélodrome when Lens equalized at the very end of the match and thus deprived Monaco of the place of dolphin of the PSG.
10:55 p.m. – End of the nightmare for the people of Strasbourg at the Orange Vélodrome (4-0)
An indisputable domination in terms of possession of the ball (60% against 40%), more shots on target (10 shots on target against 4), and of course the advantage in the score (4-0): Olympique Marseille maneuvered well in this game. RC Strasbourg is now obliged to react in its next matches.
22:52 – OM are second!
Incredible turnaround! In the last minutes, Lens has just equalized against Monaco! OM are second!
22:50 – Another goal at the Orange Vélodrome for Olympique Marseille (4-0)!
Another goal for Olympique Marseille! Cédric Bakambu shines in the 90th minute of play of this 2nd half! The addition begins to become salty for RC Strasbourg. The score is 4-0 at the Orange Velodrome.
10:50 p.m. – Sampaoli empties his bench
In added time, the OM technician brought in Kolosinac, Luis Henrique and Cedric Bakambu.
22:49 – Gerson’s full season
After a complicated first part of the season, the Brazilian is truly the man for this end of the season for OM. With his double against Strasbourg, Gerson has just scored his 11th goal of the season and delivered 8 assists.
22:47 – New goal at the Orange Vélodrome for Olympique Marseille (3-0)!
Goal scored by Gerson in the 89th minute of play of this 2nd half! The Marseillais take off and are now 3 lengths ahead of their opponents at the Orange Vélodrome! RC Strasbourg is going to ruin in this Ligue 1 match.
22:43 – Double change for Strasbourg
In the 84th minute of play, Julien Stephan decides to take out Caci and Thomasson for the last moments of this match against OM and Strasbourg.
22:36 – OM second si..
10 minutes from the end of the match, OM lead two to zero against Strasbourg. However, this is an insufficient result to clinch second place in view of the success for the moment of Monaco against Lens (2-1).
For Marseille to come back in front, Sampaoli’s men must win 5-0!
22:34 – 10th goal of the season for Ünder
Author of the second goal for OM, the winger who arrived this summer scored his 10th goal of the season on an offering from Harit.
22:31 – Cengiz Under doubles the lead for Olympique Marseille (2-0)!
Cengiz Under scored a second goal for Olympique Marseille, who made the break in the 73rd minute in this 2nd half, at the Orange Vélodrome. The Marseillais seem well on their way to winning!
22:29 – Exceptional stop by Sels
Incredible reflex from the Strasbourg goalkeeper, who repels a deflected shot from Amine Harit!
22:24 – The intensity is back down
Since the interruption because of the smoke bombs, the two teams have not been able to restart the game. For the moment, OM are still leading 1-0 against Strasbourg.
22:19 – OM lose second place
On the Lens side, Monaco took the lead thanks to Ben Yedder. OM fell one place and are currently third.
22:17 – Resumption of the game
After a five-minute break, play resumes at the Stade Vélodrome. The free kick for OM gave nothing.
22:10 – The game interrupted because of the smoke bombs
As OM were about to take a free kick in the Strasbourg camp, the match referee interrupted the match because the visibility did not allow the match between OM and Strasbourg to continue.
22:07 – What a Gameiro miss
It was hot in front of the goals of OM! The ball falls back into the feet of the Strasbourg striker who completely unscrews his shot in the penalty area.
22:05 – First corner for Racing
Strasbourg came back strong in this second half and obtained a corner which was unsuccessful.
22:03 – Start of the 2nd period
The 2nd half starts between Olympique Marseille and RC Strasbourg, in Marseille, where Stephanie Frappart signals the kick-off. The reminder of the score: 1-0.
21:58 – Harit’s first reaction
Author of a big chance at the very start of the match, the OM player stopped at the microphone of Canal Plus Décalé to deliver his analysis of the first half: “I think we are having a first half Full time offensively and defensively, I could have scored, we must continue and stay in place against this Strasbourg team.”
9:54 p.m. – Ideal evening for OM
OM are 45 minutes away from direct qualification for the Champions League. The Phocaeans lead 1-0 at half-time while Monaco is held in check at Lens (1-1).
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It’s halftime! The Olympians lead in the score at the break! ????
There are still 45 minutes to go!
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21:49 – Half-time is whistled in Marseille
After this first act, possession of the ball is largely to the advantage of Olympique Marseille (68% against 32% for RC Strasbourg), which leads to the score (1-0). However, the two teams created as many opportunities in front of goal with 2 shots on target each.