The squad defended by Alexis Sánchez kept a clean sheet at Le Moustoir and stayed in third place in the league, eight points behind PSG.
Olympique de Marseille disrupted its title challenge by dropping points in Lorient during a match that counted towards the thirty-second round of the season.
The Chilean forward started at Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir with the aim of replying in kind after salvaging a 1-1 draw against Montpellier the day before; yet the attempt faltered against the home goal guarded by Vito Mannone, and the match concluded goalless.
Under Croatian manager Igor Tudor, the team remained third with 61 points, eight behind Paris Saint-Germain, which resumed a commanding run after two recent setbacks by defeating Nice with goals from Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos. This came with eight fixtures left to play in the campaign.
Despite the midweek disruption, the Chilean contributorline started the match, though he could do little to alter the outcome. He was eventually substituted by Vitinha in the 81st minute.
Alexis Sánchez’s statistics with Les Phocéens – all his goals for OM
Marseille’s next challenge is this Sunday against Troyes at the Orange Vélodrome, while Régis Le Bris’s students aim to rebound after three straight fixtures without a win, this time against AS Monaco, a match featuring defender Guillermo Maripán.
The following notes provide the team compositions, substitutions, and key moments of the game:
81′ Alexis Sánchez exits; Vitinha comes on to finish the match.
63′ Bamba Dieng narrowly misses the opener! A poor clearance from the Marseille defense leaves the ball to the Senegalese forward, whose shot is well saved by Pau López.
53′ Marseille push forward! A right-footed attempt from Ünder is blocked, with Balerdi failing to convert the rebound.
47′ Sánchez delivers a precise pass into the box for Ünder, but the Turk’s shot misses to Mannone’s right.
End of the first half!
39′ Balerdi nearly breaks the deadlock! A free kick won by Sánchez finds the Argentinian defender, whose shot travels just wide of Mannone’s post.
36′ A golden chance for OM! Ünder, in a one-on-one, misplaces his finish as the keeper advances.
21′ A sharp save by López. Faivre’s free kick is deflected and the Marseille keeper keeps the sheet intact.
11′ Almost! Sánchez teed up Ünder, whose shot is well saved by Mannone after a deflection.
6′ Lorient’s early pressure pays off with a breakout, but Balerdi covers and Marseille escapes with a solid block on the striker’s effort.
Kick-off is underway at Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir as Marseille seeks to reclaim Ligue 1 leadership momentarily held by Lens before the three-point tally will re-calcify the table.
At GOAL we show you the numbers of Alexis Sánchez against Lorient:
Where did Alexis move?
The balls that Sánchez touched:
The Wonder Boy, in numbers:
The players are on the pitch already. The match continues with intensity and anticipation.
Previous insights:
- Lorient has lost seven consecutive Ligue 1 meetings with Marseille, their second-longest losing streak to a single opponent in the top flight after a decade-long stretch against PSG. Marseille is the team they have defeated most, while Lorient has suffered the most defeats in Ligue 1 against Marseille (18).
- Lorient has won two of 15 Ligue 1 home encounters with Marseille (D4 L9), with two late 2000s home victories: March 2007 and April 2012. Lorient earns about 0.67 points per home game against Marseille in L1, the lowest rate against any opponent.
- Following their loss to Lille, Lorient sits on 44 points after 29 matches—its best tally through 29 games since promotion.
- Marseille sits third in Ligue 1 with 60 points after 29 games, a position and point total capable of placing them among historically strong teams at this stage in some seasons, though not guaranteed to finish there in the end.
- Lorient has won three of their last five Ligue 1 home fixtures (D1 L1), after a shorter spell of form without a win.
- Marseille has won eight straight away Ligue 1 matches, a run matched only by Marseille’s own record in 2009 for longer away sequences in the competition.
- Marseille leads Ligue 1 in most recoveries in attacking zones for 2023 (144); Lorient has created fewer shot attempts from these actions this season (5).
- Romain Faivre has been involved in three Lorient goals against Marseille in Ligue 1 (2 goals, 1 assist), a burst not matched against other top-tier teams.
- Lorent’s midfield presence has been hampered by suspensions, with numbers affected in Ligue 1 this season; with their full squad, results shift notably.
- Marseille’s Bargut Elmaz appears as a bench option this season, yet has yet to feature on the field for 14 appearances, with most of those came in OM’s recent games.
Confirmed formations!
Olympique de Marseille: Pau López; Leonardo Balerdi, Samuel Gigot, Sead Kolašinac; Jonathan Clauss, Valentin Rongier, Jordan Veretout, Nuno Tavares; Cengiz Ünder, Matteo Guendouzi; Alexis Sánchez.
Lor in t: Vito Mannone; Vincent Le Goff, Montassar Talbi, Bamo Meité, Darlin g Yongwa; Yoann Cathline, Julien Ponceau, Jean-Victor Makengo; Adil Aouchiche, Romain Faivre and Bamba Dieng.
The most recent meeting between the two sides took place on January 14, a 3-1 Marseille win at the Orange Vélodrome thanks to Sánchez’s contributions,
This is how both teams arrive at the Stade Moustoir:
Good evening. GOAL offers a detailed look at the Ligue 1 match between Lorient and Olympique de Marseille, dated round 30.
Attribution: Goal