Brest-Marseille 1-1
Brest : Lees-Melou (61e)
Marseille : Nuno Tavares (38e)
Marseille does not continue. After their great success against Reims (4-1), OM could not win again, stumbling against a good team from Brest (1-1). Aggressive, the Bretons hampered the Phocaeans and left with a rather logical draw at Francis-Le Blé. With the same eleven as last Sunday, the men of Tudor have a better start. But if Guendouzi lit the first wick on a beautiful individual action (4e), the SB29 had some response and even hit wood on a diving header from Le Douaron (34e). Marseille finally found the fault with a good combination from a corner, Clauss finding on his cross the other piston, Nuno Tavares, author of his 2e goal in 2 Ligue 1 matches (0-1, 38e).
The premiere of Alexis Sanchez
The break was then the time of choice for the two coaches, with the big first of Alexis Sanchez. But it was the other entrant, Belaïli on the Brest side, who stood out. At the origin of two great actions (53e54e), he woke up his team, who came back to score thanks to a fine volley from Lees-Melou, following a badly cleared corner (1-1, 61e). Enough to launch a beautiful last half hour dominated by conquering and dangerous Brestois on several occasions (73e79e, 88e) without succeeding in winning. An OM still well in the run-in.