OM had arrived in Germany with their destiny in their hands, they will leave there temporarily eliminated from all European competition after their defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt (2-1) on Wednesday 26 October. After taking advantage of a succession of errors from the Sporting defense over the last two days, Marseille have balanced their accounts by behaving in the same way with the last winner of the Europa League. His attack, mostly carried by his defenders, proved too insufficient to resist.
Paul Lopez: 5.5/10
The Spanish goalkeeper had only two saves to make in the match, and he made them very well, especially after Balerdi lost the ball in his area in the 18th minute. For the rest, he suffered the feverishness of his rearguard, like the outing where he donated his body in front of Randal Kolo Muiani (54th).
Samuel Gigot: 3.5/10
He lacked sharpness on Daichi Kamada’s first goal, and showed cruel passivity on Randal Kolo Muani’s. He suffered against the speed of the Frankfurt attackers. Igor Tudor ended his ordeal in the 59th minute, replaced by Sead Kolasinac.
3 – There have only been 2 goals conceded in the first 3 minutes this season in the Champions League. Both were conceded by Marseille. Surprised. #SGEOM pic.twitter.com/jwuYMdPwWE
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) October 26, 2022
Leonardo Balerdi: 4/10
His huge blunder in the 18th minute could have cost him dearly. He still alternates too well felt interventions and latent feverishness, even if he was at least solid in the aerial game.
Chancel Mbemba: 5.5/10
His long curling cross for Matteo Guendouzi’s goal is a model of its kind, especially for a defender. Too short on the goal of Kolo Muani, he spent himself without counting (six tackles) and did not hesitate to go up.
Nuno Tavares: 5.5/10
The Portuguese piston is an eternal paradox. His incessant efforts, his sharp climbs and his quality as a cross have done OM a lot of good. But it’s also at the cost of some swings in defensive focus and some bad picks.
Jordan Veretout: 4/10
His match could have ended on a nasty tackle in the 40th minute. For the rest, almost no influence on the construction of Marseille, with the exception of a good ball for Amine Harit shortly before halftime. Without the ball, it was hardly better for the French international.
Valentin Rongier: 4.5/10
He tried a little more offensively than his middle partner, without more success or weight. He struggled to take control of the midfield in a duo with little obvious complementarity.
Jonathan Clauss: 4/10
He climbs much too high and at the wrong time pressing on Kamada’s goal from the first action. The reflection of his match, where he always seemed in-between, not sure where to put the cursor on his positioning. Replaced by Luis Suarez at the 86th.
Matteo Guendouzi: 4/10
He scored a superb goal, from his call into the area to his volley worthy of a pure center-forward. It was necessary that to save his evening. Only thirty balls touched, no dribble, a single tackle, and he ended up as the Marseille player who lost the most balls, including the one who led the 2-1 goal. Replaced by Cengiz Underat the 59th.
Matteo Guendouzi is the first OM midfielder to score in 2 consecutive matches in the Champions League since Lucho Gonzalez in December 2009 (2). @PSSportsFR #FRAOM
– Stats Foot (@Statsdufoot) October 26, 2022
Alexis Sanchez: 5/10
He walked every inch of the opposing half as usual. And it has been served too little, as always in recent weeks. It’s hard to blame him for that, as it’s the tactical limit of Igor Tudor’s system.
Amine Harit: 5.5/10
His technical quality and his sense of provocation are so precious in a team so poorly endowed offensively. He could have given his side the lead without a good intervention from Kevin Trapp just before the break.