That match on Sunday against Toulouse wasn’t a brilliant performance but it was essential to get back to winning ways to shake off some of the tension accumulated in the previous week. Marseille beat the white and blues 3-2 at the Velodrome, reclaiming second place in the league table and putting an end to a negative streak that had lasted three matches (four in the last six) and had made the atmosphere extremely tense.
Before Sunday’s match, in fact, rumors had circulated about a very tough confrontation between coach De Zerbi and his players, with the Italian coach even refusing to lead training at one point, causing a sort of “mutiny” by the group. Controversy and rumors that have been silenced – for now – by the victory, even if the lack of a handshake between Hojbjerg and Greenwood at the end of the game did not go unnoticed, as could be clearly seen on television.
The Champions League battle is getting tighter and tighter
De Zerbi’s hope is that things will fall into place in view of the delicate direct clash with Monaco, by far the most important match of the twenty-ninth day. Monaco are in third place, just 2 points behind Marseille. And a false move could cost them dearly, since there are at least 4 other teams (Strasbourg, Lyon, Nice and Lille) in the running for second and third place, which would win them a place in the next Champions League.
Monaco finished behind Marseille in the last round of matches: the defeat in Brest (2-1) was fatal, interrupting a positive run that had lasted 4 matches. A bad setback for Adi Hutter’s men, now looking for redemption in front of their home crowd, where they have won in their last five matches. The Austrian coach is counting on striker Biereth against Marseille. Biereth arrived in January and has scored 12 goals. However, Mawissa will not be there due to suspension and Teze, Ouattara and Magassa are also doubtful. Among the Phocéens absent are the injured Balerdi and Mbemba.
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The prediction
Monaco, beaten 2-1 in the first leg, should be able to avoid defeat this time against a Marseille side that didn’t fully convince against Toulouse despite getting back to winning ways. The Monegasques will exploit home advantage in a match that should be quite exciting: at least 3 goals in total are expected at Louis II.
The probable line-ups for Monaco-Marseille
MONACO (4-4-2): Köhn; Vanderson, Singo, Kehrer, Caio Henrique; Akliouche, Camara, Zakaria, Minamino; Biereth, Embolo.
MARSEILLE (3-4-2-1): Rulli; Kondogbia, Cornelius, Murillo; Luis Henrique, Bennacer, Rongier, Merlin; Greenwood, Rabiot; Maupay.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2