And two! Marseille signed a second consecutive success under the orders of Jorge Sampaoli on Saturday against Brest (3-1) in the 29e day of the French Championship.
A Saturday also marked by the nice blow of Saint-Etienne in Angers (1-0).
Honeymoon on the Canebière
The honeymoon continues between OM and the hot Jorge Sampaoli, whose character has rubbed off on a team that fights to the end.
While Michaël Cuisance had made it possible to beat Rennes (1-0) on Wednesday, with a goal in the 88e, it was Florian Thauvin who this time played the saviors at the end of the match. Silent for a month, the French international striker offered victory to his team just before the gong (88e). Five minutes later, Cuisance – again him – weighed down the scoreboard with a good recovery (90e + 3). Earlier, Arkadiusz Milik had launched Marseille on the right track (45e +1), until the Breton equalizer by Lilian Brassier (71e).
In terms of accounting, the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli on the bench has done good for OM: for the first time since the beginning of December, Marseille has chained two successes in the Championship. The Phocéens thus temporarily take fifth place (45 points), pending the match in Lens (44 points), which receives Metz on Sunday.
The Greens return to victory
Engaged in a maintenance mission, Saint-Etienne managed a good operation by winning in Angers, thanks to Wahbi Khazri (53e).
The Tunisian international, author of a superb putt, had not scored in Ligue 1 since November 29. Its achievement rewarded the domination of the Greens, who managed better than Angers the poor lawn of the Raymond-Kopa stadium.
“The victory does us a lot of good. Everyone was in unison, the incumbents and the newcomers ”, rejoiced the trainer, Claude Puel.
The Stéphanois, sixteenth in the provisional classification of Ligue 1, who remained on two consecutive defeats, temporarily regain eight points ahead of the barrage Nîmes, who receives Montpellier on Sunday. Angers, ninth with 39 points, remains in the soft stomach.
