It almost became a routine. A Stade de Reims match this season offers emotions until the last moments. In Marseille, once again, the Rémois went through all the feelings. It is ultimately the bitter taste that the Red and Whites left the Vélodrome. However, the game has long been complicated for the Rémois. Very quickly, the Marseillais put their foot on the ball and forced the Rémois to run a lot, in a vacuum. And if Guendouzi and Under were very active, theOscar Garcia remained in place. In such a configuration, a large Predrag rajkovic to delay the deadline. Faced with Milik, Under and especially in front of Guendouzi twice, the Reims goalkeeper remained vigilant.
And when the Serbian seemed beaten, it was the crossbar that saved the Rémois. To dominate sterilely, the Marseillais put themselves in danger. On a remois free kick badly returned by the Marseille defense, Thomas foket found Yunis Abdelhamid at the far post. But the head of Captain Marne could not find the frame. The return of the locker room does not change the face of the meeting, with OM monopolizing the ball and the Stade de Reims roughly against. But little by little, the Marseillais release the pressure. Entered during the game, Hugo Ekitike thought then to be the providential man by opening the score clinically, at the reception of a perfect center of Ghislain Konan (75th).
crazy end of the game
The last minutes are long. But the Rémois seemed to hold a new feat on Marseille soil. So much so that Bamba Dieng lost his nerves and saw red after a nasty tackle on Thomas Foket. Stade de Reims even thought they would get a penalty at the end of the match for a foul on Ekitiké. The referee decided otherwise after viewing the footage. Images that he will also consult in stoppage time to offer a penalty to the Olympians. Dimitri Payet thus allowed the two teams to part with a score of parity, all in a muddled end where the boxes fell like rain. While the frustration is legitimate, the result is not outrageous. Above all, it allows to leave 2021 without defeat. An important point which allows the Stade de Reims to conclude the first leg with 23 points. Now it’s time for a few days of rest and a new year.
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In Reims (Stade Delaune), Stade de Reims and Marseille draw 1-1
- Half time : 0-0
- Arbitrator : François Letexier
- Spectators : 55 960
- Goals – Ekitiké (75th) for Reims, Payet (96th, sp)
- Warnings : to the Marseillais Valentin Rongier (28th), Gerson (44th), Dimitri Payet (85th), Boubacar Kamara (98th); to Rémois Moreto Cassama (82nd), Yunis Abdelhalid (93rd), Andreaw Gravillon (96th)
- Exclusions : the Marseillais Bamba Dieng (85th) and the Rémois Andreaw Gravillon (98th)
- Marseilles : Lopez – Luan Peres, Caleta-Car (Lirola, 91st), Saliba – Guendouzi, Kamara, Rongier – Under, Gerson (Dieng, 79th), Payet, Milik (De la Fuente, 67th). Entr. : Jorge Sampaoli
- Reims : Rajkovic – Konan, Gravillon, Abdelhamid (cap), M’Bow, Foket – Cassama (Diakité, 87th), Lopy, Kebbal (Locko, 46th) – Mbuku (Adeline, 60th), Touré (Ekitiké, 60th). Entr. : Oscar Garcia
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