Ligue 1: held in check by Strasbourg, Marseille is still not advancing

This Saturday, for the 13th day of Ligue 1, Olympique de Marseille came up against Strasbourg (1-1). The Phocaeans had been caught cold at the start of the game after Emegha's goal (6th) but Clauss, just before the half-hour mark, had put his team back on level terms.

As much immersed in doubt as its Marseille opponent, Strasbourg took advantage of the warm atmosphere of Meinau to ideally trigger hostilities. After a first save from Sels in front of Clauss (2nd), Emegha opened the scoring from six meters, taking advantage of the passivity of the Olympian defense (1-0, 6th). Staggered by Angelo, Gameiro came up against Lopez before having a second chance to serve his Dutch partner, author of his second achievement this season. Friable with each Alsatian attack, OM seemed on a tightrope despite high possession and good intentions. As the minutes passed, Gattuso's players still got closer to the equalizer.

Vitinha was blocked by Perrin (14th), Correa fell on a great Sels (19th) before the light was switched on by Jonathan Clauss. Building on his successful rally with the French team, the right-back found the fault with a nice recovery, with his left foot and with the help of the post (1-1, 27th). Marseille logically returned to the game while Strasbourg had more and more difficulty existing. Having played for the Alsatian club in his youth, Clauss was at the origin of all Marseille actions and multiplied the set pieces. Only the last gesture was missing from the OM copy, like Harit's shot in added time of the first act (45th 1st).

If the score remained at 1-1, Marseille returned to the locker room with a clear superiority in the game. Except that in the second half, the balance of power was completely reversed even if Veretout threatened Sels on the kick-off ( 46th). More present in the duels and daring in attack, Racing gained momentum, forcing Pau Lopez to come out of the woods. The Spanish goalkeeper saved the OM home in front of Gameiro (53rd) and Nyamsi (59th), before being helped by a whistle from Mr. Brisard, who sanctioned Perrin for a foul on the Marseille goalkeeper, guilty of a hand fault, to cancel the 2-1 goal (62nd).

It was then the crossbar which opposed the Alsatians and Bakwa (71st), very restless when he came into play. Supported by Meinau, Patrick Vieira's men pushed to win while those of Gattuso faded away once the hour mark had passed, with newcomers Sarr, Aubameyang and Ounahi having contributed nothing on the offensive front. In defense, however, the Marseillais held on to maintain the 1-1 draw. A point that is nobody's business. With only three successes in 13 days, OM (9th) are stuck in a soft spot and are seeing the top 5 slip away. Before the rest of the Ligue 1 weekend scheduled for Sunday, Strasbourg moves up to 12th place with two points ahead of the play-off, FC Lorient.