The game: 1-1
OM temporarily took the lead in Ligue 1, pending the result of Lyon-PSG this Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.) at the end of the 8th day, but the men of Igor Tudor above all dropped their first points at home against in Rennes (1-1).
“We knew it would be a very difficult match, reacted the Marseille defender Chancel Mbemba at the microphone of Prime Video. We missed our first half. At the break, the coach asked us to press. We wet the shirt and pushed to equalize (…) a point is better than losing. »
In this meeting, each team had its half-time, as the Congolese defender pointed out. The Rennais stifled the Marseilles from the start, thanks to their high pressing, the percussion of Désiré Doué and the work of the duos Martin Terrier-Adrien Truffert and Benjamin Bourigeaud-Hamari Traoré to block the OM pistons.
For his 200th in Ligue 1, Hamari Traoré was decisive, causing the opener. Alerted by Terrier, the Malian defender requested the one-two with Bourigeaud before centering in front of Pau Lopez’s goal. A ball deflected into his own net by Mattéo Guendouzi after hitting the underside of the crossbar (25th).
The Marseille midfielder scored the equalizer at the start of the second half, headed off a Jordan Veretout corner after popping up between Flavien Tait and Bourigeaud at the near post (52nd). “Our second half is not good, regretted Traoré at the end of the match at the microphone of Prime Video. If we had continued to press them, we could have won this match. »
The rhythm fell in the last twenty minutes, neither of the two teams, undoubtedly blunted by the European matches in midweek (notably Rennes, which had had two days of recovery less than OM), seemed to have the energy to seek victory.
The fact: Mandanda’s reunion with the Vélodrome
Powerless on Guendouzi’s equalizer and little in demand for his very first match against OM, Steve Mandanda, record holder of matches played in the Marseille jersey (613 in all competitions) received a warm welcome from the Marseille public. He stayed on the lawn for a long time, where he was applauded heartily after the match. He also exchanged a long hug with Guendouzi. “I had Facetime him yesterday (Saturday) evening, he said to me: “It’s impossible for you to score against me,” said the French international midfielder at the microphone of Prime Video. It pains me a bit to score against Steve but that’s football. I gave him a good hug and everything went back to normal (laughs). It makes me happy to see Steve playing, coming back here. He had a good reception with the supporters, he is a legend of this club and a golden guy. »
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Rennes is the team that has played the most away matches without ever returning a clean sheet in Ligue 1 in 2022 (22 goals conceded in 14 matches).