Brighton continues to make history. In its first international participation, the team Roberto De Zerbi won the match against Gennaro Gattuso’s Marseille with great purpose João Pedro (1-0) and knocked them out of first place in group B, so they entered the round of 16 of the Europa League directly.
Meanwhile, Olympique will have to play a playoff in February against a rival from the Champions League to ensure their presence in the round of 16.
From Zerbi, with many casualties
De Zerbi, as usual, addressed his rivalry with his compatriot Gattuso by introducing rotations in your alignment partly due to a long series of injuries, including Ansu Fati, but showed a very prominent lineup, especially in attack, with Adigra, Mitoma and Joao Pedro.
Initially, Brighton subdued Marseille with their characteristic play, dominating possession and stepping into many areas. Joao Pedro had two good chances but Pau López was not impressed.
Marseille, two shots, two sticks
Marseille could barely stretch this first half and the start of the second, though their first two shots hit the woodwork. The first, fortunately, was supplemented by the always sharp right lateral incisor Jonathan Clauss, whose long shot hit the crossbar when he was poisoned after hitting Pascal Gross (15′).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has scored just 7 goals in his last 4 games between Ligue 1 and Europa League, It is hardly noticeable at this time, but during the game Amine Harit hit his low shot against the post (58′).
Last ecstasy at the Amex Stadium
In this second half, Brighton, reduced by casualties, showed fatigue due to the load of games they had accumulated on their legs and they did not press much, they hardly created any chances. But, in the 88th minute, the newly introduced Evan Ferguson connected on the spot with Joao Pedro, who after a cut put in an unassailable right cross at an angle.
Marseille struggled to hold on to a 0-0 draw but the Brazilian striker, with his sixth goal in six Europa League games, rewarded, in the absence of his best football, the insistence of a Brighton team continues to make history.
Ajax, in the Conference League
Meanwhile, historic Ajax will play in the Conference League playoffs by defeating AEK Athens 3-1 and taking third place in this group B. Chuba Akpom opened the scoring (5′) and closed the scoring (56′), while Kenneth Taylor scored the second goal for ‘Ajacied’ (20′) after Levi García made it 1-1 (11′) .
Source: La Verdad
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