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It's not a victory, of course.
But Marseille is doing well with this draw (2-2) this Thursday evening in Hamburg.
The Marseillais initially held back before showing a (slightly) more interesting face in the second half.
Away from home and facing an aggressive Ukrainian team, Gattuso's men can rejoice in the result.
Before the return match next Thursday, OM have at least secured an away draw.
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Zubkov and Eguinaldo, restless wingers
Zubkov and Eguinaldo were clearly the best players of the match.
The first mentioned, more physical than his friend, was in all the good shots.
He served Sikan well in the depth (28th) on an opportunity which could have been decisive and his crosses were most often dangerous.
Despite some waste in his game (16 lost balls), he sent a magnificent assist to Eguinaldo for the equalizing goal at the end of the game.
Eguinaldo, precisely.
The Brazilian was restless and did not escape against the Marseille rearguard.
As evidenced by his duel won with Balerdi around the hour mark. Both men will be ones to watch in the return match.
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OM, or the recipe for scuttling
Twice, OM thought they had done the hardest part.
First on Aubameyang's first goal (64th), on a good cross from Clauss.
At that point in the game, the Marseillais seemed more in place and above all more enterprising.
But that was without taking into account the immediate reaction of the Ukrainians five minutes later to a blunder by Clauss in his area.
At the end of the game, repeat.
As a savior, Ndiaye scores (90th) and Marseille heads straight towards a victory.
But once again, the passivity of the entire team is punished by this goal from the restless Eguinaldo.
The “
mini-crisis
” mentioned by Gattuso after the draw against Metz last Sunday in Ligue 1 is clearly still very present.
An advantage that could have hit the mark
Before the half-hour mark, Marseille got hot.
Very hot.
On a long ball in depth, Zubkov is found on the right side.
He accelerates and tries to find his center forward, Sikan, in front of goal.
Pau Lopez throws himself at the ball but releases it, which benefits Eguinaldo who pushes into the back of the net.
In the meantime, a foul by Balerdi had been called and the Marseille defender had also received a yellow card.
On this action, the Ukrainians cursed the referee who could have given the advantage on this action.
A lesser evil.
Ounahi missed out
Since the arrival of Gattuso, Ounahi “
felt better
”.
His last performances were positive but this Thursday evening in Hamburg, the Moroccan missed out.
Like a pass too late around the half-hour mark, the Moroccan was feverish and (almost invisible).
He tried a good curling shot as soon as he returned from the locker room, without success.
In all, 8 balls lost and only 71% of his duels won.
A match to forget.