Not so long ago, the two Olympique teams were regular contenders for the French championship title, but this season they are far from the top. For a time, Marseille was in the second position, however, a steep drop followed, so they met its namesake from Lyon at the Velodrome in seventh place in League 1, while the guests entered the match as eighth in the standings.🇨🇵 Olympique Marseille vs Lyon 06/11/2022 pic.twitter.com/Ifm1EjgeY8— 𝕴𝖙’𝖘 𝕬𝖓 𝖀𝖑𝖙𝖗𝖆 𝕷𝖎𝖋𝖊 (@itsanultralife_) November 6, 2022 For a better display in the first half, Marseille was rewarded with a goal by Samuel Gigot in the 44th minute. The home stopper headed unhindered from the heart of the penalty area after Veretout’s cross from a corner. It is incomprehensible that the opposing players allowed him so much space, and a moment of inattention cost them dearly. Admittedly, according to what was shown in the match of the 14th round, they did not deserve more than defeat.Laurent Blanc managed to shake the team upon his arrival at the club, they entered tonight’s derby with two tied victories, but they showed little at the Velodrome. The changes in attack at the start of the second half didn’t help either, with Toko-Ekambi and Reine-Adelaide replacing Moussa Dembele and Houssem Aouar. Lyon’s attacks were without sharpness, and Toko-Ekambi’s shot in the 65th minute stood out as the most dangerous, which was easily stopped by the well-placed goalkeeper of Marseille, Pau Lopez.📷 @FIFAWorldCup 1998 vibes 🥰#OMOL pic.twitter.com/HjJRtK4Q3t— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) November 6, 2022 The hosts didn’t create a handful of scoring opportunities either, but they seemed much more concentrated and confident than their rivals. It was seen in the aforementioned 44th minute, when Gigo punished a moment of inattention on the part of Lyon’s players. It was the second goal of the long-time stopper from Spartak Moscow since arriving in Marseille this year. And last time he scored for victory, against Lyon (2:1). The Avignon-born lad made it to Ligue 1 via a roundabout route, but individually, he can be pleased with how his career in the top tier of French football has started. As for the team’s performance, fans certainly expect better results, but after only one point in the previous six games, counting League 1 and Europa League and relegation from the international scene, this victory could be a hint of better days for Igor Tudor and his players. This was Marseille’s first victory over Lyon in almost exactly three years. They achieved the previous one on November 10, 2019 – 2:1, also at their stadium.LIGUE 1FridayTroyes – Auxerre 1-1 (1-0)/Lopes 28 – Perrin 86/SaturdayAjaccio – Strasbourg 4-2 (4-2)/Belaili 33 pen, 40 pen, El Idrissy 34, Nouri 45+3 – Bellegarde 6, Gameiro 17/Angers – Lens 0-2 (0-1)/Said 21, Medina 51/SundayLorient – PSG 1-2 (0-1)/Moffi 53 – Neymar, Danilo/Clermont – Montpellier 1-1 (0-1)/Andric 62 – Savanier 10 pen/Nice – Brest 1-0 (0-0)/Laborde 54/Reims – Nantes 1-0 (0-0)/Balogun 83/Toulouse – Monaco 0-2 (0-0)/Golovin 46, Embolo 60/Lille – Rennes 1-1 (1-0)/Fonte 16 – Borigeaud 58/Olympique Marseille – Olympique Lyon 1-0 (1-0)/Gigot 44/***odds are subject to change
