The Marseille of Sampaoli begins to excite

After a troubled week by what happened in Nice last Sunday, Olympique de Marseille beat Saint-Étienne 3-1 in a great collective performance that was decided in a fast-paced second half of the premises. In short, Marseille won a la Sampaoli, prioritizing rock and roll over the pause and tranquility and taking the meeting to its most conducive ground to shine. Ünder was the figure of the match after having been involved in the three goals of his team.

Marseille came out onto the pitch as if last week's incident against Nice hadn't existed. Sampaoli's men neutralized Saint-Étienne in the first half and subjected it to a constant bombardment that would find its prize in the 23rd minute. Guendouzi took advantage of a great counterattack and ended up beating Etienne Green with a low right hand to the short post that was unstoppable for the already nationalized English goalkeeper.

The bad game that Kolo (ex Sevilla) was making, constantly suffering from Ünder's attacks on the right wing, was compensated by a good header from the side in one of the few dangerous arrivals from Saint-Étienne. Marseille have conceded at least one goal in the four days of Ligue 1 and again showed weakness on the set piece. Considering what was seen in the first 45 minutes, the tie could seem unfair.

In the second half, Olympique de Marseille was the faithful reflection of Sampaolism. If in the first part the match had had a fairly pleasant rhythm, in the second, the Marseille team decided to play Russian roulette and, this time, they emerged victorious. Ünder gave Kolodziejczak the night and, like the first goal, produced the play that led to Gerson 2-1. The Brazilian took advantage of an assist from Rongier to put Sampaoli's men ahead again.

The Ünder himself, unleashed throughout the night, put the icing on his great performance with a shot from medium distance, again after leaving Kolodziejczak on the road, in which Green was able to do something else, but the ball bounced in front of him just when he didn't have time to react. In short, a soothing victory that calms the waters after a very complicated week due to what happened in the Nice field.