The Benedetto hat-trick, Mandanda's big game or the beleaguered Nîmes defense: find the tops and flops of the Marseille victory in Nîmes (2-3).
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Benedetto's realism
He had scored 3 goals in his last 15 Ligue 1 matches, and scored as many at the Stade des Costières on Friday evening. Well served by Sarr at the far post (10th), Dario Benedetto signed a double of a judicious lob on Bernardoni before half time (36th). Then he was on the lookout for a favorable counter in the area to protect OM (56 '). Discreet in the game, but effective against the goal.
Mandanda in "Fenomeno" mode
Applied to his aerial outings throughout the match, Steve Mandanda kept his team alive by two high-class parades in two minutes. First of a reflex on an acrobatic chisel at point blank range from Landre (62nd), then with the tips of the gloves on a strike removed from Ferhat at 20 meters (64th). The only downside: a failed exit from a corner which costs a goal in additional time (90th + 2), almost anecdotal.
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