om | OM-Monaco: a 9th consecutive victory in sight, absentees on both sides… Info before the match
Only seventy-six days have been paid for since the first leg match at Louis-II between Monaco and OM. On an unreal autumn evening, Sead Kolasinac rocked the yard (and a good part of the stadium) in hysteria by going to snatch the victory after additional time (3-2). Igor Tudor and his men have spent the winter warm and have won every game since. Tonight, in case of victory and before a pivotal month of February, they can put their neighbor (4th, 37 points) at 8 points. Enough to let go of the rear view mirror almost definitively and start dreaming of the peaks.
Ninth victory in sight for Tudor
The streak had started a week before the first leg in a fear game against Lyon. And this, at the end of a month of October synonymous with ordeal, concluded by an elimination from all European competitions. Tottenham and Sead Kolasinac’s failure are a long way off… OM then beat Monaco, and have been walking on water since the restart.
By sweeping Toulouse, Montpellier, Troyes, Lorient, as well as Hyères and Rennes in the Coupe de France on its way, the group of Igor Tudor has eight consecutive successes. Tonight, the Croatian has, according to Opta, the opportunity to beat this record already reached five times: 1992, 2010, 2011-12, 2014 and 2022.
8 – Marseille have won their last 8 matches in all competitions and equaled their record of consecutive victories TCC in their history since the start of the professional era in 1932 (8 also in 1992, 2010, 2011-2012, 2014 and 2022). Unleashed. #OMSRFC pic.twitter.com/j6kV1l2nna
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) January 20, 2023
Without Pau Lopez and Jonathan Clauss
It’s the weekend tile. Pau Lopez is absent from the group selected by Igor Tudor for the meeting, not recovered from a “physical glitch” contracted this week. If the Croat considers that there was no”nothing bad“, he did not call him up, however. Just like Jonathan Clauss, who was back in training on Thursday and sidelined for a month for a left adductor injury.
The probable starting XI of the Olympians
Blanco – Mbemba, Gigot, Balerdi – Ünder, Rongier (cap.), Vérétout, Kolasinac or Tavares – Malinovskyi, Guendouzi – Sanchez.
Replacements: Ngapandouetnbu (g) - Tavares or Kolasinac, Gueye, Elmaz, Kaboré, Payet, Mughe
Suspended in case of warning: Mbemba and Balerdi
Azzedine Ounahi expected in Marseille today
This is the big blow of this end of the transfer window. The day after the failure of Ivan Ilic, whom Torino came to steal from OM, the leaders were working on an agreement with SCO Angers for Azzedine Ounahi. He was found, for an amount of 8 million euros (+ 2 bonus) and the Moroccan is expected this afternoon in Marseille. World Cup revelation and as tireless as he is comfortable with the ball, it should match the “Tudor ball” perfectly!
Three days before market close, Pablo Longoria and Javier Ribalta also have a target on the front line of the attack.
OM stalled against Monaco at home since 2008
If OM have the advantage in the history of home confrontations in the league against their old neighbor (22 wins, 16 draws, 12 losses), they have stalled since 2008. OM have only won twice, for 5 draws and 2 defeats. Last season, Gelson Martins came to trap an Olympian team in difficulty to win (0-1) in March.
Volland and Camara Packages
Forfeited for three weeks due to a rib injury, Kevin Volland, scorer in the first leg, is not in the group called for the trip to Marseille. The assembled coach considers that the German striker is not yet physically ready.
Essential pawn in the Monegasque starting lineup, Mohamed Camara will not participate in the meeting either. The energetic midfielder is suspended.
Eliesse Ben Seghir titular … but will not find his brother
The new wisp of the Rock, barely 17 years old, will be aligned for the fourth time in a row at kickoff. Author of a smashing double against Auxerre, at the end of December, Eliesse Ben Seghir has not left the eleven. But he will not meet his older brother, Salim (19), since OM loaned him to Valenciennes (L2) yesterday.
400 Monegasques in parking lots
The ASM players are counting on the support of 400 supporters this evening in the visitors’ park of the Vélodrome stadium. The Boulevard Michelet enclosure will be sold out.