Nothing better than a shock to start the Coupe de France weekend. It was with the poster between Ligue 1 teams that the round of 16 began before ending Monday with the match of extremes between Pays Cassel (R1) and PSG.
Ultra-dominant, Igor Tudor’s players had to be patient before finding the opening. In the first half, the scorers of Hyères (2-0) in the 32nd finals made a mistreated Breton team suffer. From the 2nd minute, Sanchez misses the inevitable on a huge mistake by the Rennes defense. The Chilean intercepts a bad back pass from Majer to Alemdar but does not find the target.
Seven minutes later, the danger is even greater for the Rennes goalkeeper. Completely beaten, Alemdar was saved by his right post on a heavy strike from the Ukrainian Malinovskyi, who offered himself a first start in the jersey of OM. The blow came close.
8 successes in a row for OM
The pressure does not let up on the Bretons. Requested by Kolasinac, Sanchez places a header that does not deceive the vigilance of Alemdar (17th). The chances continue to follow with a volley from the left of Tavares which grazes the frame (18th).
Third in Ligue 1, OM finally found the opening when the Bretons began to take their heads out of the water after a first shot on target from Bourigeaud, stopped by Lopez (57th). On a counter, Veretout offers a caviar to Guendouzi, who deceives Alemdar with the flat foot (1-0, 59th). OM had the hardest time against the scorers of PSG last Sunday (1-0).
The Bretons just missed the equalizer at the very end of the match. Alone in front of the Marseille goal, Assignon did not find the frame (81st). In additional time, Santamaria touches the bar of Lopez, who was beaten on the spot (90th + 4). Despite big scares, the Marseillais keep their advantage until the end to climb into the round of 16. Better, they offer themselves a series of eight victories in a row, in all competitions. That’s the equaled club record.
“We were strong in defense, underlines Mattéo Guendouzi, the scorer of the day at the microphone of BeIN Sports. With the ball, we could have done better, there was a bit of waste, but the most important thing is to pass. We are on a good series, it is encouraging for the future. We have been working a lot since the summer and it shows on the pitch. We have been very good physically since the start of the season. We are progressing in the game and today we are formidable. We have a very good team with very good results and good momentum. We want to go as far as possible in the Coupe de France, which is a very good competition, for us and our supporters. We want to go far in the Coupe de France and in the league. If we continue like this, I’m not worried. »