Ligue 1: OM continue against Brest

Two wins in two games, all within three days.

The OM Sampaoli version does not shine with its spectacular play, but it has the merit of returning to victory.

After Rennes this Wednesday (1-0), Marseille dominated Brest this Saturday (3-1).

Arkadiusz Milik then Florian Thauvin and Michaël Cuisance at the end of the match, allowed the Phocéens to win.

What you must remember

Everything was not perfect this Saturday, Marseille side.

Far from there.

But Jorge Sampaoli's men were able to convert one of their rare opportunities to win, against Brest.

The Argentine coach has chosen to renew the eleven holder winner against Rennes, and in particular his defense to three Gonzalez - Balerdi - Caleta-Car.

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✌️ 𝙑𝙄𝘾𝙏𝙊𝙄𝙍𝙀 for our Olympians who made the difference at the end of the match thanks to Florian Thauvin and Michael Cuisance on two assists from Luis Henrique.

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Poor on occasions - only one shot on target - locked, the first act was the scene of a hardly exciting spectacle.

OM forced the Bretons to defend low enough, without being dangerous, the fault of a significant technical waste.

For its part, the Stade Brestois proceeded against but lacked realism and ended up being punished by Arkadiusz Milik (45th + 1).

The second period, more animated, saw Brest rewarded for its efforts by Lilian Brassier (77th), well served by Romain Faivre, on a free kick.

But the Bretons, very offensive, cracked at the end of the game, sanctioned against by Thauvin (88th) then Cuisance (90th + 2), already savior of his family against Rennes.

OM had not won two games in a row for almost three months to the day (2-0 against Nîmes then 2-1 against Monaco on December 12).

Building on this success, the Olympians snatch 5th place in Europe at RC Lens, at least until the reception of Metz by the Sang et Or this Sunday (3 p.m.).

After the elimination in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France by PSG (0-3), last weekend, Brest does not raise its head and remains stuck in 13th place in Ligue 1.

The player: Cuisance on the raise

Denigrated by the supporters, remained on the sidelines for two games, Michaël Cuisance had emerged from the bench this Wednesday against Rennes (1-0) to offer the new coach Jorge Sampaoli a baptism of victorious fire with OM.

He did it again this Saturday, putting an end to Bretons' hopes of return, in the last seconds.

The 21-year-old player, in the cellar during Nasser Larguet's interim, has just scored his first two goals with OM.

What, perhaps, finally launch for good his adventure in Marseille.

The number: 5

OM have won their last five Ligue 1 matches against Brest, while they had won only one against the Breton club out of four played after 2000 (two draws, one defeat).