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Tottenham could count on their Frenchies
Winner 2-1 on the wire at the Vélodrome on Tuesday evening, during the sixth and last day of the group stage of the Champions League, Tottenham was able to rely on the effective performance of its two Frenchies.
In the cage, Hugo Lloris made a faultless copy.
Saved several times by the clumsiness of the Marseille attackers, the Spurs captain pulled out all the stops by repelling attempts from Sanchez (19th) and Veretout (33rd).
His responsibility is not implied on Mbemba's goal.
A step ahead of Lloris, Clément Lenglet was in more difficulty.
But like his team, the former Nancy rose to power in the second half.
It was above all he who concretized the start of the Londoners, by equalizing with a header ten minutes after the recovery (54th).
Note that the executioner of OM, the
Danish international Pierre-Emile Hojberg, has a French passport.
He scored in stoppage time.
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Mbemba irreproachable
On the Marseille side, many players lost their footing in the second half.
Chancel Mbemba was one of the few to survive after the break.
Boss of the Marseille defense after Bailly's exit, the Congolese again delivered a very solid performance.
Very present in the duels, he regularly projected himself forward to bring the surplus.
His headed goal before the break, or his saving intervention against Kane at the end of the match were not enough for OM, beaten at the very end of the match.
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FLOPS
OM, a very bad end to the match
Marseille went through all the feelings during this “match of the year”.
The Marseille club has finally collapsed and must leave the European scene, head down.
The fault in particular with a badly managed end of match.
At 1-1, Igor Tudor's men had a huge chance to snatch victory, but Sead Kolasinac, ideally placed at the far post, missed the target from close range (87th).
The last opportunity for the rough Olympians, and completely disorganized on the last against Spurs, concluded victoriously by Hojbjerg (90 + 4).
A fatal goal following the European course of the Marseillais, while the draw allowed them to be transferred to the Europa League.
Infuriating.
Especially since the players were not aware that a draw offered them a place in C3.
Tudor's message does
has not passed.
And this, because there was
too much noise
” at the Velodrome.
Terrible.
Incomprehensible.
Dead center pistons
After a thunderous start to the season, the Marseille pistons have gradually fallen into line.
And like their last outings, Jonathan Clauss and Nuno Tavares disappointed on Tuesday.
The two players, not really worried defensively for much of the match, again displayed a lot of technical waste.
The former Lensois, vying for a place in the France group for the World Cup, often lacked precision in his centers.
Like the player on loan from Arsenal, who can also annoy with his regular excesses of individualism.
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The Calvary of Sessegnon
Antonio Conte - suspended for this match - was not inspired by starting Ryan Sessegnon at the right piston position.
Quickly put in suffering on the Marseille offensives, the 22-year-old player did not know how to hold his lane.
He was not really more solid on the left, after having quickly swapped with Perisic during the first period.
Replaced at the break, after a final error, not without consequences.
Wanting to ensure the exit of a ball, he conceded the corner at the origin of Mbemba's goal.
A total nightmare.