We would not have bet on this two months ago, or even just over two weeks ago. At the edge of the abyss (and Ligue 2) at the end of June, Olympique Lyonnais is a co-leader of the championship after three days, with nine points taken on nine possible, like the inevitable Paris Saint-Germain. Conversely, Olympique de Marseille, beaten this Sunday at Groupama Stadium (1-0) during the shock of the 3rd day of Ligue 1, ends the first month of the season in crisis.
The classification is surprising, therefore, but the result is logical in view of the meeting. The Pablo Fonseca team had dominated the start of the game, long before the red card received by CJ Egan-Riley for a fault on the untenable Malick Fofana (29th). And if Geronimo Rulli has long delayed the deadline, this amazing OL, who played with his only striker in the stands (Georges Mikautadze, a starting future), ended up finding the flaw on a confused action: a strike on the tagliafico bar, and a BALERDI CSC under the pressure of Sulc (88th, 1-0).
OM has a job
What is also confused are also the tactical choices of Roberto de Zerbi, who left Amine Gouiri on the bench the whole match and released a Greenwood mason too little concerned. Twice, by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (63rd) or the Hamed Traoré recruit (68th), OM believed in a heist comparable to that of the past year. But miracles rarely arrive twice.
OM will have to show something else to take over, and it will undoubtedly be done with other players, between the wounded who will come back (Medina, Peaceao …) and the future recruits. For OL, on the other hand, it was difficult to bet on this start to the season with three victories and no goal collected in August, given the agitated summer lived behind the scenes and the many departures. Football is decidedly surprising, as are often these “Olympicos”.
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