In the early morning of January 8, Beijing time, in a match in the 20th round of Ligue 1, Marseille challenged Bordeaux away from home. After 90 minutes, Marseille relied on Yundale's goal to win again in Ligue 1 after 45 years. In the Ligue 1 standings, Marseille rose to 2nd place in the league and became the number one enemy on the road to the title race in Paris.
Last season, Marseille experienced many storms such as changing coaches, and in the end the team only finished 5th in the league and failed to participate in the Champions League. This season, with the fall of traditional powerhouses such as Lille, Morocco and Lyon, Marseille has also taken on the task of challenging greater Paris.
As the only team in Ligue 1 to have won the Champions League, Marseille is the absolute giant of Ligue 1. In recent years, however, Marseille has been unable to win the league. The last time Marseille reached the top of Ligue 1 was in the 09-10 season, and the distance is obviously more than 12 years.
In the previous Europa League competitions, Marseille only ranked 3rd and could only compete in the knockout rounds of the UEFA Cup. It is clear that Marseille is not going to put too much energy into European competition this season, they prefer to re-qualify for the Champions League.
Facing Bordeaux on the edge of the league relegation line, Marseille is also the strongest squad in theory. Facing an opponent who needs to grab points for relegation, head coach Sampaoli knows that the game will not be easy. The only goal of the match came in the 36th minute, when a mistake occurred in the Bordeaux backline, and Yundale cut inside to break the ball and pushed the goal, which determined the victory.
The 24-year-old Yundale is actually a player belonging to Roma. But Mourinho, who has coached Serie A powerhouse this season, did not take a fancy to the Turkish star, but let the club loan him. Although he was not appreciated by Mourinho and was abandoned, Yundale, who came to Ligue 1, became an important player in Marseille. Yundale currently scores seven goals for Marseille and is the team's third top scorer.
After winning 1-0, Marseille also overtook Nice, becoming the second-placed team in Ligue 1 in the same match. Although there is a 10-point gap between Greater Paris, marseille is the team most likely to challenge their opponents in terms of rankings. Compared with the Greater Paris and the Champions League, Marseille, which has fallen behind the UEFA League, is theoretically a one-line operation, which gives the latter a little hope of counterattack.
In the league, Marseille has one statistic that leads all teams, and that is their total conceded goals. At the end of the 19 rounds, Marseille conceded only 15 goals, which was better than the 17 goals of Paris Greater Paris.