Marseille Vs. Manchester United: Surprisingly, After 30 Minutes, The Game Is Opening Up

The first 15 minutes of the UEFA Champions League match between Marseille and Manchester United appeared to be settign the stage for a tight 0-0 draw without a ton of action, save for Nani’s runs, but the following 15 minutes have been a completely different story, setting up what looks like it could be a very entertaining game. The play has opened up a little bit, with Marseille looking to run at United’s defenders on the counter-attack quite a bit more than they did at the start.

United appear to have recognized that they were getting sucked into a game they didn’t necessarily want to play and have put more emphasis on possession in the last minute, but both sides are still looking considerably more ambitious than they did to start the game.

Marseille are starting to figure out that attacking United’s right side on the counter-attack could be a good idea, but Nani is surprisingly tracking back well and making life hard on Andre Ayew. Lucho Gonzalez is doing a bit of drifting over to that side to help out, but the swarming of United’s central midfielder is still limiting his influence. Meanwhile, every neutral and L’OM fan watching the match is praying for the introduction of Taye Taiwo in the second half.