Olympique de Lyon could not go beyond the draw on their visit to Marseille (1-1) and wasted the draw of the leader Lille against Strasbourg (1-1) to close the gap with the head of Ligue 1, which follows three points away with eleven days to go. Ekambi advanced to Lyon in the equator of the first half and Milik, on the edge of the break, put the final 1-1. The scoreboard did not budge in a very hot second half where the visitors were outnumbered for the last 20 minutes. The ties of Lyon Y Lille they leave the PSG as the great beneficiary of the day.
The Lyon proved to be a team with more crafts than the Marseilles, whose immediate future is an unknown waiting for what he does Jorge Sampaoli. In the OM it was premiere Pablo Longoria, the 34-year-old Spaniard who debuted as president of the entity.
With the clearest ideas, the team of Rudi
Garcia the clash began in a bossy plan, with order in defense and a lot of dynamism thanks to the diagonals of Toko
Ekambi, Aouar or Memphis
Depay. Between these three and Packet generated the 0-1 in the equator of the first half in a brilliant counterattack that the former Villarreal culminated with a great cross shot.
The Cameroonian footballer's goal brought a much improved Marseille out of lethargy when they were behind on the scoreboard. The Provençal team increased its pressure, put one more stain to the meeting and managed to surround the Lyon in your area. The insistence was rewarded after the referee signaled a rigorous penalty by the hand of Packet. The Brazilian's complaints showing the impact of the ball on his abdomen had no effect and Milik he did not forgive from eleven meters (44 ’).
In the resumption the Lyon equalized the contest and, when he was playing best, a reckless tackle from Packet on Payet It meant the expulsion of the visiting player 20 minutes to go. The shock then entered a spiral of friction and constant interruptions, with very tense pitches first between Payet Y Mendes and then between Depay and Álvaro. The referee, Solomon, admonished the four.
The lack of continuity favored the interests of the Lyon and entangled Marseille, which when he managed to lock up his rival it was too late. The clearest chance was for the visitors, but the goal from Depay in was annulled for offside of course. The final arreón of Marseille was sterile and the French classic ended in a draw.
(+) See the summary of Marseille – Lyon
1- Marseille: Mandanda; Lirola, Álvaro, Caleta-Car, Nagatomo; Kamara, Gueye; Thauvin, Payet, Khaoui (Coisance, 72 '); Milik.
1- Lyon: Lopes; Dubois (Diomandé, 87 '), Marcelo, Denayer, Cornet (De Sciglio, 73'); Paquetá, Mendes, Aouar (Guimaraes, 73 '); Kadewere (Slimane, 87 '), Depay, Toko Ekambi (Cherki, 66')
Goals: 0-1, Toko Ekambi (21 '); 1-1, Milik (pen, 44 ')
Stadium: Velodrome
Referee: Benoit Millot. He sent off Paquetá for a double yellow (43 'and 71') and showed Kamara (64 '), Payet (78'), Thiago Mendes (78 '), Depay (81'), Álvaro (81 ') yellow.