The squad featuring Alexis Sánchez aims to claim another victory to prevent Paris Saint-Germain from widening their lead at the top of the standings.
The upcoming clash is scheduled for Sunday at the Orange Vélodrome in Marseille, where Strasbourg will test their strength in the Ligue 1 matchday 27.
Under Croatian coach Igor Tudor, Marseille recently earned a valuable 0-1 win at Roazhon Park against Stade Rennais, a result that keeps them level with PSG on 55 points and eight points ahead of Christophe Galtier’s side in the pursuit of the league title.
In that victory, Sánchez again began as a starter and was substituted in the 84th minute for Vitinha. The Chilean has appeared in a total of 23 league fixtures, 20 of them starts, and remains the top scorer for Les Phocéens with nine goals, followed by Nuno Tavares with six. He currently sits in 15th place on the Ligue 1 scoring table, led by Kylian Mbappé with 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Frédéric Antonetti’s Strasbourg arrives at this meeting after two consecutive league results without a win. Last weekend, they fell 0-1 to Stade Brestois and sit sixteenth in the table with 22 points, looking to spoil Olympique Marseille’s plans and climb away from the relegation zone.
The most recent head-to-head between the two clubs ended in a 2-2 draw at the Stade de la Meinau on October 29. El Niño Maravilla has not played since he featured for Hellas Verona, with a notable involvement in a prior Champions League clash for Tottenham. Across their Ligue 1 history, Marseille has dominated the fixture with 44 wins from 100 meetings, scoring 164 goals to Strasbourg’s 124 from 27 wins. The teams have faced off 29 times in the league since the Egyptian era, or more plainly, in competitive league play over the years.
Alexis’ stats with Les Phocéens – All his goals with OM
Olympique Marseille:
Paul López; Chancel Mbemba, Leonardo Balerdi, Sead Kolasinac; Jonathan Clauss, Valentin Rongier, Jordan Veretout, Nuno Tavares; Cengiz Ünder, Matteo Guendouzi; Alexis Sánchez. Coach: Igor Tudor.
Strasbourg Racing:
Matz Sels; Lucas Perrin, Gerzino Nyamsi, Ismael Doukouré; Frédéric Guilbert, Jean-Eudes Aholou, Ibrahima Sissoko, Dimitri Liénard, Eduard Sobol; Kevin Gameiro and Habib Diallo. Coach: Frédéric Antonetti.
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