Ligue 1 – 30th day: OM and Greenwood find colors against Montpellier (4-1)

Recovery mission of confidence accomplished for OM. The Marseillais returned to success by hardship against Montpellier on Saturday, during the 30th day of Ligue 1 (5-1). If the Olympians were slow to really shine against the last in the ranking, they offer a large victory to their supporters and reassure themselves in the final sprint. They especially take 2nd place in front of Monaco.

With its center-forward Amine Gouiri back in the starting eleven and in front of 66,000 boiling spectators, OM has entered its match. Enterprising and impactful on the left, the premises quickly obtained a penalty for a fault on Ultisses Garcia and which Greenwood transformed (1-0, 8th).

Previously, Greenwood had already found the transverse of a volley by jumping after a headache of a lurking gouiri (6th). The 17th goal in L1 this season of English should have allowed his family to let go. Despite good sequences of passers and movement, the Phocaeans no longer obtained a real frank opportunity before the break.

Clearly limited in defense as in attack but also with a certain fighting spirit to emphasize in the midfield, the MHSC thus reached the break with a single goal of delay and the hope of relaunching itself. For this, it was still necessary to uncheck a first real shot to the cage of the very quiet Geronimo Rulli.

Despite Greenwood strikes and Quentin Merlin rejected by Benjamin Lecomte (52nd and 59th), OM remained in a false rhythm at the start of the second period. However, he finally made the break on a goal which the author will be confirmed with a Merlin head pushed on the line then in his cage by the young Wilfried Ndollo Bille, not helps by Yaël Mouanga or by the pressure of Amine Gouiri (2-0, 60th).

This second goal allowed the Phocaeans to definitively let go and Greenwood offered a double of an axial recovery on an Amir Murillo service for an 18th personal achievement in L1 (3-0, 67th). The entrant Jonathan Rowe distinguished himself by marking a superb deviation in a pigeon wing on a center of Garcia (4-0, 74th).

Montpellier, however, took advantage of an Olympian relaxation to reduce the score by Lucas Mincarelli after a good job from Nicolas Pays, the only really interesting visitor (4-1, 83rd). Enough to end two months and 7 games without shaking the nets for the MHSC. Adrien Rabiot (5-1, 90th) however gave a clear margin to an OM who celebrated his victory with great joy after weeks of doubts and tensions. Serenity returns for the players of Roberto de Zerbi, again dolphins.