The draw for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France left no room for doubt: a championship cador was going to leave after the clash between Marseille, 3rd in Ligue 1, and Rennes, 5th. And unfortunately for him, it is the Breton club, beaten by the narrowest of margins (1-0) at the Stade Vélodrome this Friday evening, who will watch the next round in front of their television.
Bruno Genesio had however renewed his team in 3-4-3, a scheme which had borne fruit (1-0) against the Parisian leader, last Sunday. But at the moment, nothing can be refused in Marseille which, thanks to Mattéo Guendouzi’s goal on the hour mark (1-0, pass from Veretout), lines up an eighth consecutive victory, in all competitions.
However, the formation of Igor Tudor did not always master everything in this particularly intense meeting – but also rich in faults and technical waste – scaring themselves until the end with this attempt on the bar of Santamaria, on which everything the Marseille public held their breath. But she was able to turn her back to afford one more round in the competition, and build up a little more confidence eight days before a new match at the top, this time against Monaco (4th) in the league.
