French First Division Synthesis: Marseille's away game is flat, slowing down the pace of winning the championship

Xinhua News Agency, Paris, April 9 (Reporter Xiao Yazhuo) The 2022-2023 French Football League season ended its 30th round on the 9th. Marseille, the third ranked player in the championship, was 0-0 tied away by Lorient, and missed the opportunity to catch up with the league's "leader".

The fight for the French championship entered the sprint stage. Marseille was once expected to compete with the defending champion Paris Saint Germain, but they lost four key points in the last two consecutive league draws. After this round, their score gap with "Greater Paris" has been eight points.

"The result of the game was frustrating. We took the initiative, but we lacked the final critical strike," said Gondozy, a Marseille player, after the match.

Marseille's ball control rate exceeded 60% in this game, but it did not create too many excellent opportunities. Only two of the 13 shots were within the doorframe. On the contrary, Lorient's attack at home was more threatening, with nine shots and five straight shots.

In the other game on the same day, Monaco was drawn 2-2 by Nantes in the away game with two goals leading in the first half. Nantes is in good condition recently. Last week, he eliminated Lyon in the semi-final of the French Cup and reached the final of the tournament for the second consecutive year.

The goals of Di Sassi and Matazzo helped Monaco lead 2-0 in the first half, but Nantes launched a counter attack in the second half after a series of substitutions, and the substitute Egyptian international Mustafa Mohammed headed home in the 65th minute. 13 minutes later, Blass, another substitute, equalized the score.

In other matches on the same day, Lyon defeated the direct competitor of European qualification Ryan 3-1 at home, Clermont defeated Troyes 2-0 away, Auxerre defeated Ajaccio 3-0 away, Montpellier lost 2-1 at home to Toulouse, and Lance drew 1-1 with Brest at home.