This Sunday, Olympique de Marseille faced Lyon for the 32nd round of the French Championship, out of home. The clash ended with a 2-1 victory for the visitors, thanks to goals scored by Under and Gusto (own goal). Lacazette cashed out for the hosts.
In their next commitment, second-placed Marseille, who have 67 points, receive Auxerre. In turn, the Lyon visit Strasbourg. The team occupies seventh place in the table, with 50 points.
Even playing away from home, Marseille was not intimidated and put pressure on the opponent. After creating many chances in the first half, the visitors finally opened the scoring. At 44 minutes, Under took advantage of the goalkeeper’s rebound and pushed for the net.
At 23 minutes of the additional stage, Lyon managed to reach the tie. With a free kick in the area, striker Lacazette stepped forward and showed opportunism to score.
In stoppage time, however, Marseille scored the winning goal. After crossing the area, lateral Malo Gusto, who had just entered, tried to take the ball and ended up scoring against.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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