TOPS
Cengiz Ünder is in great shape. Author of an achievement in each of his last three outings in Ligue 1, the Turk has once again been decisive in the victory of his team. Against Troyes (3-1), Olympique Lyonnais (1-2) then Sunday against Auxerre (2-1), he got his team out of bad situations. OM stumbled on the Auxerre lock and found the key on their own. After superb control, he fired a nice cross shot that blew up the Vélodrome (75th). Beyond that, he was accurate from set pieces and ran down his side a lot. Decisive.
In the pre-match already, the Vélodrome had announced the color. By deploying magnificent tifos, the Marseille supporters showed that they were in unison behind their team. The stadium made a lot of noise as usual but above all pushed its players when they needed it. After the opening of the Auxerroise score, the whole stadium began to sing to remobilize its troops and start again. Cengiz Ünder then Alexis Sanchez then blew it all up, and it was deserved.
In the 33rd minute, Auxerre finally came out of their camp. Gauthier Hein kicked a good free kick into the box and Pau Lopez, in the middle of a forest of players, pushed back with both fists in the middle. Absolutely alone at 25 meters, Birama Touré then sent a sumptuous recovery with the flat of the right foot under the bar (33rd). A positioning far from trivial since worked on the video told the captain at the microphone of Prime Video.
FLOPS
9 shots, 2 on target… Vitinha, who arrived this winter for 30 million euros on the last day of the transfer window, tried everything and above all failed. Released in the 70th minute by his coach Igor Tudor, the Portuguese never managed to be dangerous despite the plethora of opportunities he had to put in his mouth. His first attempt on target came after the locker room (48th) but his shot was safe for Ionut Radu. Author of a double against Troyes on April 16, he did not experience the same success. He remains stuck at 2 goals in 11 games with his new club.
Nuno Tavares entered at half-time instead of Issa Kaboré who nevertheless had a good first half. This change made by Igor Tudor also had the effect of shifting Jonathan Clauss to the right side. The Portuguese, much less to his advantage than at the start of the season, was too imprecise. His crosses have rarely found takers, his decisions have not always been judicious and his attempts to strike (3) have all fled the frame. Both of his team’s goals come from the other side.
The Cabo Verdean international had a thankless role in this match and does not fully deserve his place in this category. He certainly ran a lot but touched too few balls (33) to really exist. He also failed to put himself in a dangerous position (1 shot, off target). He comes out in the 79th in a very frustrating game for him.