Return to the field for the players of Olympique de Marseille, but in what state of mind? Four days after the incidents at the Commanderie training center with some 300 supporters outraged by the results and the leaders, and the day after the resignation of their coach Villas-Boas, OM found Lens on the 23rd day of Ligue 1, Wednesday February 3 (9 p.m.).
The two teams have just faced each other at the Stade Vélodrome, Wednesday January 20, in a late match for the 9th day, and the Sang et Or (7th) came a little more to plunge the Marseille club into the crisis by winning 1 -0. OM then lost 3-1 in Monaco, before their match against Rennes was postponed. The 2nd of the last championship points to 9th place and remains on five matches without success in all competitions.
At the Bollaert stadium, OM will be deprived of Gueye, Balerdi, Khaoui and Cuisance, suspended, Amavi, injured. Rongier is still uncertain. One of the few good news is that the postponement of the game against Rennes has allowed offensive rookie Milik to continue working to find some rhythm and perfect his integration. He should start at Lens.
PSG expected to rebound against the last
Marseille will continue on Sunday February 7 with the reception of PSG, which must for its part bounce back against Nîmes after the defeat in Lorient (3-2), under penalty of letting Lille and Lyon escape (read below). Bad news for Pochettino: Neymar, author of a double in Morbihan, is suspended for accumulation of warnings.
With Marco Verratti (Covid-19) and Marquinhos (adductors), that makes three essentials on the tile. Navas, on the other hand, is expected to be back in goal. Paris is in 3rd place after 22 days, with a long delay on OL and three on Losc. Nîmes is still last despite his recent victory in Marseille (1-2), the first since late November in Reims (0-1).
Lille to Bordeaux, Lyon to Dijon
At 7 p.m., the Lille leader, who remains on four consecutive wins, goes to Bordeaux (10th). The Girondins have recovered in 2021 : a draw then three wins before seriously annoying Olympique Lyonnais (2-1 defeat). They could benefit from the absences on the Lille side of André (suspended) and striker Yilmaz, who is still healing a calf injury.
Lyon is ready to take advantage of a misstep by Galtier’s men. The 2nd goes to the 19th, Dijon, without Denayer package (muscle injury behind a thigh) but inflated by his card in the derby (0-5) and the three new points taken against Bordeaux, after the hitch of the defeat at home against Metz (0-1 ). As for the fourth team at the top of the table, Monaco, it receives a team from Nice (13th) struggling this season.
Ligue 1: the program for the 23rd day
Wednesday February 3:
19h00 :
Metz – Montpellier
Bordeaux – Lille
Rennes – Lorient
Reims – Angers
Strasbourg – Brest
21h00 :
Dijon – Lyon
Lens – Marseilles
PSG – Nîmes
Monaco – Nice
Saint-Etienne – Nantes
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