Ligue 1 – 24th day: Arkadiusz Milik offers a precious victory to OM on the ground of Metz (1-2)

Four days after the slap received by Nice during the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, OM brought back a more than precious success from their trip to the lawn of Metz on Sunday. Not 100% serene in this meeting within their reach on paper, the Marseillais can thank Arkadiusz Milik. Substitute at kick-off, the Pole signed an exceptional gesture to offer victory to his club (1-2). It allows the Phocaeans to consolidate their second place in the standings, now four points ahead of the Gym, their executioner of the Coupe de France.

Olympique de Marseille were headed for a draw which would still have been a disappointment in this week where everything is a bit complicated. And then, the space of a sequence, Arkadiusz Milik donned the costume of the great attacker so promised by the ambitious project of the leaders. On a full axis service signed Sead Kolasinac, the Pole controlled with the chest, back to the goal, to then sign a scissor which hit the mark (1-2, 82nd). In addition to being pretty to look at, this inspiration allowed Marseille to get out of a very badly embarked situation.

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Thank you Milik

Because FC Metz was able to bravely play its luck in this very physical part, where the commitment was rewarded by a more lax arbitration than the average. Marseille first had the good idea to open the scoring early enough to avoid doubt. On a corner from Dimitri Payet, William Saliba put away his head to allow Cedric Bakambu to be opportunistic, in perfect fox of the surfaces (0-1, 26th). Nevertheless, Jorge Sampaoli’s men did not take advantage of this to knock out an opponent who did not only seek to defend. The Messins also ended the first period with almost as many shots on target (2 against 3).

Upon returning from the locker room, Frédéric Antonetti’s players quickly revived the suspense. Shifted to the left, Fali Candé found a good area on a cross perfectly taken over by Habib Maïga (1-1, 53rd). We thought that this equalizer would wake up OM, who finally pressed the accelerator after the hour mark. Bamba Dieng, a little selfish, preferred to take his chance rather than offer the double in Bakambu, alone on the opposite (66th). This missed opportunity could have turned into immense regret for Marseille. Until Milik steals the evening with his perfectly executed acrobatic recovery.

These three points obtained a bit with forceps allow OM to continue their journey in the league and, above all, to digest a little better elimination in the Coupe de France, where the defense was shattered. We have certainly known the more attractive Marseillais, but the fact remains that they can now bulge their chests with regard to their position in the standings. Clinging to their status as dolphins of PSG, here they are now with a small mattress of four points ahead of the third. FC Metz, he misses the opportunity to extricate himself from the red zone.

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