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Milik was clinical
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He is the providential man of the evening.
Arkadiusz Milik allowed a not really flamboyant OM to already have a foothold in the round of 16.
Always dangerous in his calls, he was however weaned from balls, the fault of the inaccuracies of his partners.
He does not get discouraged and continues to propose.
His opening of the score is a real gesture of a goalscorer.
He gets rid of the marking on a corner and strikes a powerful header.
Andrade blocks on his line but the Pole follows and his number nine instinct allows him to push the ball into the net.
He doubled the lead two minutes later with a cool goal.
His second period is more ordinary and he commits two recovery faults which could have cost goals without a great Mandanda.
In the end, he brings his total to 6 goals in Europe this season,
a total only reached by Drogba for 20 years for OM.
He leaves for Bakambu, during a quadruple change of Sampaoli.
Mandanda is eternal
Established for the first time in a month and a half, Steve Mandanda was imperial.
The man with 600 games in the Marseille jersey saved his team three times.
He comes out perfectly after a dangerous ball loss from Milik.
A few seconds later, his tap saves his people from the reduction of the score.
And above all, a quarter of an hour from the end, an impressive reflex tap delays the deadline.
On the other hand, he can do nothing about the Azeri goal, abandoned by all his defense.
In a different register from Pau Lopez, lower on the ground but hyper efficient in the cages, "El Phenomeno" remembered the good memories of his supporters.
Gueye was solid
The Senegalese was everywhere tonight.
Repositioned in a role of number 8, relieved of the first recovery by Kamara, Pape Gueye expressed all his talent this evening.
Solid in duels, he constantly sought to play forward, making his long game speak.
His hidden pass on the second goal is a marvel of the genre.
In difficulty before his departure for the CAN, Gueye came back well, "well helped by the advice of Sadio Mané", according to him.
And that allows Sampaoli to run its workforce without a big drop in speed.
FLOPS
Alvaro at fault on goal
Complicated match for Alvaro Gonzalez.
A few days after his controversial outing, in which he complained about his situation, the Spaniard did not convince of his qualities.
Systematically taken in the back by the speed of Zoubir, he struggled to contain the offensives of the Azeris.
He makes up for his shortcomings with a little vice, but that's not always enough.
He is also at fault on the goal, leaving Kady alone at the far post and not deviating from the trajectory of the center.
Offensively, he struggles to fit into the Sampaoli system, with a much lower quality of recovery.
Gerson struggled
While he was gaining momentum for several meetings, Gerson fell back into his ways.
The Brazilian went through his 70 minutes on the pitch like a ghost.
Perhaps lacking in freshness after three games played in a week, the midfielder never seemed to take the measure of the match.
He did not feel the blows and was very imprecise technically.
His thrusts lacked vivacity and he did not have the role of linking the middle and the attack that is expected of him.
A performance to forget for the former Roma.
De La Fuente transparent
The American winger didn't score any points tonight.
Rarely a holder, he had the opportunity to prove himself.
He started his match well with overflows on the right side but died out from the tenth minute.
The 60 that follow are a nightmare for the twirling dribbler.
It lacks controls yet easy for him and can no longer tell the difference.
Worse still, he becomes almost a weight for his team, disappearing completely from circulation without putting himself at the service of his people defensively.
Like Gerson, he leaves in the 70th minute during the quadruple change of Sampaoli.