Marseille secured an important victory over Strasbourg
On Monday, Marseille, having won the match against PSG, was ready to continue their successful streak and join the top four leaders of Ligue 1 at least temporarily. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
However, although Strasbourg's team did not create many chances, they were more efficient in converting them. The result remained undecided until the final minutes of the game.
At the start of the match, Amin Guiri came close to scoring, but the goalkeeper saved his team. Emanuel Emegha responded with a quick attack, but the referees ruled him offside.
In the 49th minute, Abdul Watara scored a goal against Marseille, but the linesman again flagged Emegha offside; however, VAR corrected the error and confirmed the goal – 1:0. Joaquin Panichelli had the chance to settle all questions about the victory but headed the ball in the wrong direction from a favorable position.
In the 78th minute, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang showed his experience by distracting the defense and, on his second attempt, beat the goalkeeper – 1:1. In added time, Mikael Murillo secured the victory for Marseille – 1:2.
Andrea Maldera's team leads alongside Strasbourg, Monaco, PSG, and Lyon with 12 points. The match protocol is as follows: Strasbourg 1:2 Marseille (1:0).
Goals: Watara 49’, Aubameyang 78’, Murillo 90’. The lineups and substitutes of the teams changed during the game.
The match took place in Paris at the "De la Meyno" stadium. Marseille achieved a better result against their opponents and aims to further strengthen their position in the league.
