OM punished by Monaco, which is relaunching in the race for Europe
The match: 0-1
OM and Monaco have the same ambition, a qualification for the next Champions League, and it was the Monegasques who pulled off the big hit of the evening, taking the opportunity to put one on the head of the Olympians. After its disappointment on Wednesday in the semi-final of the Coupe de France, ASM had to win at the Vélodrome to continue dreaming of the C1, it did (1-0) and we have to believe that the positive speech delivered by Philippe Clément for a few weeks, despite disappointing results, has borne fruit.
OM were also in doubt after two poor performances at home against Clermont (0-2) then Troyes (1-1), and Jorge Sampaoli’s team nevertheless achieved a good first half hour ‘hope. Milik was the starter this time, but it was Guendouzi (16th) then Rongier (22nd) who called on Nübel, before Payet (27th) then Bakambu (34th) also failed to find the fault.
Monaco was then asphyxiated, but we have to believe that the but refused to Jean Lucas just before the break, for a tiny offside (42nd), changed everything. Back from the locker room, Monaco showed a completely different face and Gelson Martins, on the lookout after a strike from Volland pushed back by the post, concretized the evolution of this balance of power (1-0, 58th).
The following ? Disasi grazed the “csc” with a header (63rd), for the only real Olympian opportunity, while Fofana missed the knockout goal. on a missile from the right (84th). But the main thing was elsewhere for the ASM. With this victory, the club from the Principality finds itself eighth, three points behind fifth (Strasbourg) and six lengths behind C1 and third, Marseille. Because this is the other information of the evening: with this defeat, OM left the place of the dolphin to Nice.
The player: Milik, a point in question
Often replacing lately, Milik was this time a starter and it is not known if his performance satisfied his coach, Jorge Sampaoli. Yes, the Pole canceled the Olympian game, he picked up, proposed and he could even, perhaps, have benefited from a penalty for a charge from behind from Badiashile in the first period. But the striker never really proved dangerous, while his shot above, on which he had been hampered by Tchouaméni (9th), suggested a very promising match on his part. But in the end, Milik did not weigh in the result, he also disappeared during the second period, so…
22
OM have lost 22 points at home this season in Ligue 1.