2023-12-17 20:24:13
The Marseille supporters were certainly won over this Sunday. For the last at the Vélodrome of the year, OM won against Clermont (2-1) thanks to a very good first period and returned to just four points from third place, synonymous with direct qualification for the Champions League , currently held by AS Monaco, held by Le Havre this weekend (0-0).
Under the eyes of Lucho Gonzalez and Dimitri Payet, wearing his Santa hat, the Marseillais showed a very offensive face against Clermontois who were overwhelmed defensively. As in recent weeks, Gennaro Gattuso was able to count on the speed of his two arrows, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Iliman Ndiaye to advance with the ball. They managed to asphyxiate their opponents in the evening thanks to very high pressure to prevent their ball exits.
Murillo continues to convince
After several missed opportunities (18th, 25th), including an acrobatic return from Aubameyang (24th), Michael Murillo, found in the area on the right side by the former Gunners, managed to deceive Diaw with a cross shot from the right (26th). The replacement for Jonathan Clauss, still injured, scored his second goal in Ligue 1 this season and is starting to become a real alternative for Gennaro Gattuso, who called him a “big surprise” at a press conference at the beginning of the month.
Then on another good action from the Aubameyang-Ndiaye duo, Amine Harit doubled the lead just before half-time (42nd) from the left. The only downside was the reduction in Jim Allevinah’s score with a header on one of Clermont’s only on-target actions (58th). With this victory, the Marseillais have four consecutive victories in Ligue 1 for the first time this season and will want to end this year 2023 in the best possible way against Montpellier.
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