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Dimitri Payet on the move
Positioned in support of Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik, Dimitri Payet showed himself well in the offensive of the Olympians. With a shot on the crossbar of Oukidja (22nd), the French attacking midfielder was a permanent threat to the defense of Metz. In the second half, the Reunionese allowed his teammates to finish the game in superiority since he was at the origin of the red card of Jemerson (56th). At the end of the match, Dimitri Payet played the firefighters by saving his family thanks to a decisive defensive return.
Alexandre Oukidja, the savior Messin
If the Messins leave with a draw, it is thanks to the performance of their goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja.
The Algerian international was in a great day at the start of the Marseille afternoon.
With five decisive outings and saves, Alexandre Oukidja played his role as a bulwark when his team found themselves outnumbered.
Thanks to his desire and his serenity, goalkeeper Messin will have defeated Milik on several occasions (30, 67 and 87th).
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Arkadiusz Milik disappointing
The days go by and are not alike for the Polish striker. Scorer this week against Lazio, Arkadiusz Milik was ineffective in front of the Metz goal. Not enough confidence, lack of benchmarks, the Pole was out of time throughout this game. Even if he was very close to beating Oukidja with an uncrossed head, he did not show an attractive face in this meeting against Metz.
Jemerson, a nightmare afternoon
Placed on the left side in a 3-way defense, Jemerson had a very complicated game.
The Brazilian defender was not up to this important meeting before the international break for Messins.
The red card received in the second period for a foul on Dimitri Payet (67th) forced his teammates to redouble their efforts to bring back a good result from this trip to Marseille.
The former Monegasque will be suspended for the next meeting and will quickly have to forget this disappointing performance.