Foot – C3 – 1st j. – OM attack was against FC Groningen – The Équipe.fr

The match: 0-3

The turnover of Michel has worked. Against FC Groningen, the OM coach had changed six players against the team that started against Bastia (4-1) Sunday in the Championship. Elements like Sparagna, Nkoudou or Anguissa, who had little or no playing time from the beginning of the season, when Nkoulou were tenured, or Manquillo Diarra were left idle. If OM has made a few scares (10th, 31st, 52nd, 53rd), Marseille have gained a victory full of promise in the field of Groningen.

The usual liners have for example shown that Michel could count on them. Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (see elsewhere) author of the first goal and untenable on its left side, will probably be expected to be more sought after a first European Cup with a goal rather successful (25th) bonus. Lucas Ocampos, who has been entitled to only one tenure Championship, also marked (39th) a very pretty goal. As for Romain Alessandrini, he scored his fourth goal of the season in six games.

Marseille won the first meeting with seriousness and efficiency are best prepared for Sunday’s clash against Lyon hung yesterday by AA Gent (1-1) in the Champions League

Players. Nkoudou and Ocampos were present

At the end of this encounter against FC Groningen, Michel was reassured on one essential point: there are solutions to overcome any failure of Michy Batshuayi. With the departure of Andre-Pierre Gignac, the Belgian striker naturally became the number 1 scorer of OM. However, the question arose of its lining. Georges-Nkoudou and Kevin Lucas Ocampos have been shown to be credible solutions in the absence of Batshuayi. Both attackers were not content to score both of them, they really weighed on the defense of FC Groningen

The figure. 3

Since the beginning of the season, Benjamin Mendy appears to have reached a new milestone. The left side of the OM had already convinced Marcelo Bielsa who saw in him a future great player. He’s due to give his former coach. Already author of a goal and an assist in Ligue 1 this season that does not really reflect its influence in the game of OM, Mendy, who copped a yellow for dissent early in the game, was present on the three goals of Marseille. Nkoudou and decisive passer for Alessandrini, it was also he who serves Anguissa before offering for Ocampos, author of the second goal. Mendy came out in the 66th minute, replaced by De Ceglie, Michel wanting arguably the preserve for the match against OL.