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The Marseille lock
Once again, the best defense in the championship to show all its robustness and serenity, against a strong opponent.
The Marseille defenders have managed to thwart an unstoppable Strasbourg attack for several weeks - the RCS is the second best attack in the championship and the most prolific attack in Europe at home.
In addition to having been very solid behind, the Olympian defense was decisive, in the 82nd, Caleta-Car's header definitively buried Strasbourg hopes.
With this new match without conceding a goal, OM signed their 10th clean sheet of the season.
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Dieng, the acrobat
Sampaoli can thank his young striker, author of a high class gesture for the opening of the Marseillaise score (62nd).
OM, almost silent in the first period, often relied on him to bring a little danger to the goals of Matz Sels, little worried throughout the match.
His magnificent goal in the 62nd, on a cross from Henrique, rewards his few failed attempts (the only strikes from OM almost) in the 9th, 27th, or even in the 46th.
At 1-0, Sampaoli's men just had to tighten the lock behind, something they know very well.
FLOPS
Ludovic Ajorque, the faux pas
The man with 9 goals and 3 assists this season was very lacking in realism this afternoon and may have regrets. However, he showed a lot of desire and often carried out the pressing on the Marseillais who circulated the ball a lot. Ajorque is the least seen striker in the Diallo - Thomasson - Ajorque trio in the first half, and missed two huge opportunities in the second. His huge opportunity in the 77th, before Marseille's second goal, could have completely reversed the outcome of the game but Ajorque to harvest, once again, when he was 2 meters from goals.
The first half, a game of chess
While we expected a high intensity meeting between two clubs playing for European places, the first half was frankly disappointing with its lack of pace and chances.
No shot on target in 45 minutes, and even if the Strasbourg people tried to bring a little madness to the match, they came up against a solid Marseillaise formation, which was content to circulate the ball.
In the first period, the Marseillais players did not seem to want to play crosses (OM only crossed once) or put themselves in too much danger, which had the gift of annoying the 26,000 Strasbourg supporters present this evening.
