Marseille regained second place in Ligue 1 and were closer to the Champions League thanks to its victory against Lorient. A 0-3 that ended Jorge Sampaoli’s team’s bad run after losing the previous day against Lyon (0-3) and being eliminated on Thursday, also at the Vélodrome, in the Conference League semifinals against Feyenoord (0-0) . ).
For its part, the resounding defeat left Lorient in a delicate situation, 17th, three points behind Saint-Étienne, who occupy a permanent playoff spot, just two days from the end of the championship. .
The game took a while to unravel. Until late in the first half Marseille opened up scoring. In the 39th minute, a cross in place by Turkish Cengiz Ünder was finished by Bamba Dieng.
The goal weakened Lorient, desperate for points, and calmed Marseille, who applied themselves to the defense and took advantage of their rival’s spaces to increase their theft. So came 0-2, shortly after the start of the second half, with the signature of Matteo Guendouzi after receiving the ball from Luan Peres.
The penalty came in the 67th minute when Gerson again defeated Matthieu Dreyer from a Dieng pass. Marseille are second again with three points to a Monaco that they surpassed by goal difference on Friday after beating Lille (1-2). Rennes, who play their game in Nantes on Wednesday, will once again be three points behind Marseille from the victory.
Source: La Verdad
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