Ligue 1

Marseille 1-1 Monaco: The Monegasques withstood the pressure and left the Velodrome with the point

Published

2 months ago

January 28, 2023

Madelyn

Marseille struggled to turn their game against Monaco at the Velodrome but could only settle for a draw. Veretou sent the ball into his team’s net in the 17th minute and Alexis Sanchez set up the final score in the 47th minute.

Marseille hosted Monaco on the 20th day of the Ligue 1 derby at the Velodrome and there was a 1-1 draw, a draw no one will be happy with.

The visitors were more dangerous in the first half and took the lead in the 17th minute through a Veretto own goal, while Ruben Blanco stopped Ben Yender with a nice intervention in the 30th minute.

In the second 45 minutes, however, it was Igor Tudor’s side who dominated the pitch and found a goal with… good morning when Alexis Sanchez equalized in the 47th minute.

Balerdi almost became a hero for the “Seals” in the 73rd minute when his attempt at the Nubel post was stopped.

Marseille’s last good moment came in the 88th minute when Paget’s shot went just wide. Both teams stayed at 1:1. Marseille reached 43 points and missed a chance to catch Paris Saint-Germain, while Monaco follows in fourth place with 38 points, feeling the breath of the fifth-placed race.

Marseilles: Blanco, Beba, Zizo, Kolasinac, Inter, Ronzier, Veretou (86′ Girg), Tavares, Malinovski (86′ Paget), Gueduzi (46′ Balerdi), Sanchez.

Monaco: Nubel, Vanderson (90+2′ Aguilar), Disassi, Maripan, Enrique, Fofana, Matazzo, Diata (68′ Jacobs), Golovin, Ben Segir (68′ Gnxalo Martins), Ben Geder.

The schedule and the results of the 20th matchday

Lorient – Rennes 2-1 (13′ Talby, 31′ Le Bri – 73′ Tait)
Troyes – Lance 1-1 (50′ Laroussy – 88′ Thomason)
Marseille-Monaco 1-1 (47′ Sanchez – 17′ car Veretou)
01/29 14:00 Nice – Lille
29/01 16:00 Auxerre Montpellier
01/29 16:00 Clermont-Nantes
29/01 16:00 Strasbourg – Toulouse
01/29 16:00 Brest – trouble
29/01 18:05 Ajaccio-Lyon
01/29 21:45 Paris-Reims

Source: sport 24

Madelyn

I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

Ligue 1

Alba on Messi: ‘I want him to come back to Barcelona but he’s happy in Paris’

Published

14 hours ago

March 22, 2023

Madelyn

Jordi Alba has explained how he experienced Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona, expressing his desire for a return but stressing that the Argentine is happy in Paris.

Lionel Messi has a contract at Paris Saint-Germain until next summer but no one knows where next season will find him as he has not yet renewed his partnership with the Parisians.

There are many Spanish publications that link him to Barcelona. His former teammate Jordi Alba spoke to the broadcaster Cuatro opens up on how he experienced his Camp Nou departure while explaining that the Argentine star is happy in Paris.

“I witnessed his departure from Barcelona. On the day of the announcement I spoke to him in the morning and he told me he had come from Ibiza to sign his new contract.

I was watching the news with my wife and couldn’t believe it. I was lost for two minutes. It was difficult because we have a wonderful relationship. I couldn’t believe Leo left Barcelona.

I called him and he said he couldn’t stay. I didn’t go into details because only he and the club know what happened. I don’t know why he couldn’t stay.

You can ask many questions, but I have no answer. I know he had a really bad time when he left. We’ve never spoken to each other. He had his children here, his wife, his family, his friends. We won many things thanks to him.

I want him to come back but I don’t know if he will. We didn’t talk about it because he has a contract with Paris. He is happy in Paris. The first year didn’t go well, it was difficult to adjust to life there, but I spoke to him and this year was much better.”

Source: sport 24

Madelyn

Ligue 1

The Parisian players had arranged a departure after last year’s loss to Real

Published

15 hours ago

March 22, 2023

Madelyn

A release from RMC, which referred to the general negative atmosphere in the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room, revealed that the players organized a trip to a bar in Madrid last year after Real’s side were knocked out of the Champions League .

Paris Saint-Germain’s project for another season has failed, the Champions League goal fades prematurely after Bayern were eliminated in the round of 16.

The atmosphere in the Parisians’ facilities is not the best as the management is already making plans for the new season and trying to ‘close’ the open issues of Neymar and Lionel Messi.

The publication of the French RMC analyzes the “black box” of Paris, but also the inability of Christophe Gaultier and his predecessors to put the team’s dressing rooms in order.

In this context, he reveals that the Parisians had organized a trip to a bar in Madrid last March, despite a 3-1 defeat by Real and being eliminated from the Champions League.

In fact, as mentioned, xit required the intervention of the President of Paris, Nasser Al Khelaifi, who would not leave them a room and asked them to board the plane to return to Paris.

Source: sport 24

Madelyn