After 45 minutes of play at the Stade de Gerland, Lyon have a 1-0 lead on Marseille, and they’re well on their way to both playing themselves back into the UEFA Champions League and seriously crippling Marseille’s title chances. Lyon’s goal came from Lisandro Lopez, who drew a penalty from Souleymane Diawara in the 25th minute, then converted it with a powerful strike to notch his 16th goal of the season. Since that moment, Marseille have been the aggressors, but they’re yet to find a breakthrough.
Lyon Vs. Marseille, Ligue 1: 1-0 Halftime, Lisandro Lopez Has Les Gones Ahead
Marseille had the best early opportunities, thanks to a flurry of set pieces between the 10th and 13th minutes. In the 11th, in the middle of their dominant sequence, Loic Remy appeared to score a goal, but it was disallowed for a foul by Diawara. At that point, Lyon started to look like the better team, and they capped off their dominant sequence with Lopez’s goal.
From the 25th minute on, Marseille were the better side, but they were unable to score. Hugo Lloris looked shaky on Marseille’s early set pieces, but he looked very good in the latter part of the second half, making multiple saves on shots by Marseille players. The front three of Remy, Andre Ayew, and Mathieu Valbuena has looked solid, but they are just lacking a little bit of finishing quality. They have Andre-Pierre Gignac on the bench, who would provide Didier Deschamps’ side with a proven finisher and a better aerial presence.
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