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Ligue 1: Nantes ends the invincibility of OM at the Vélodrome

2020-02-22T19:05:46.399Z


Undefeated for four months in the league, Marseille fell at home against FC Nantes (1-3) Saturday during the 26th day of the champion


This season, OM had made Ligue 1 their playground. Strong PSG dolphins, on an impressive series of 14 games without defeat in the league (11 wins, 3 draws) and carried by a collective in confidence, the Marseillais did not necessarily make a risky meeting the reception of Nantes, on the 26th day of L1. But this Saturday, the players of André Villas-Boas bowed on the national scene for the first time since October 27, shaken by serious and decisive Nantes when it was necessary (1-3).

What you must remember

It is logical that the Canaries opened the scoring by Anthony Limbombe (35th), facing a friable OM in the first period. The Marseillais believed to reverse the situation once again thanks to this sumptuous strike from Morgan Sanson (39th), but Kader Bamba, already the author of a decisive pass for Limbombe, replied with a shot in the post just as remarkable (53e). After a mistake by Steve Mandanda and a loose ball, Álvaro González scored against his side under pressure from Moses Simon (90th + 1).

If they did not deserve much better, the Olympians have experienced a first setback in a while. But still keep a comfortable mattress of eleven points on Rennes (3rd) and twelve on Lille (4th), which have not yet played this weekend. For Nantes, which had not won any of its last five L 1 games (3 losses, 2 draws), breaking this negative dynamic enabled him to return to the first part of the table (10th), four units from the podium.

The coup de mou: Dimitri Payet

Without Nemanja Radonjic and pending the return of Florian Thauvin, Marseille counted all the more on the return of their best player. If OM had won without him last Sunday in Lille (1-2), the tenure of Dimitri Payet - victim of a thigh contracture in Lyon (1-0) on February 12 - in the eleven Olympian appeared as a major asset for the Olympians. But the Reunion was never completely in the rhythm of the match, being really interesting only on a few set kicks well struck (42nd, 74th). And therefore remains blocked at 8 goals and 3 assists in Ligue 1 this season.

The number: 2

The number of OM defeats at home in L 1. The last went back to the first day of the Championship, against Reims (0-2, 10 August 2019).

Source: leparis

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