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DECEMBER ROUNDUP: LIGUE 1 UPDATE
RESULTS
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02.12.2017: Olympique de Marseille 3-1 RC Lens
- Michy Batshuayi Inspires Marseille To Important Victory To Kick Start Month In Style
35:
S. Besle
45:
M. Batshuayi
53:
M. Batshuayi
72:
L. Ocampos
Mousa Dembele
09.12.2017: Lille OSC 2-2 Olympique de Marseille
- Poor Refereeing Costs Marseille And Lille Dear In 2-2 Draw In Snow
8:
J. Martin
42:
S. Boufal (pen)
46:
S. Boufal
47:
L. Ocampos (pen)
Sofiane Boufal
16.12.2017: Montpellier HSC 2-1 Olympique de Marseille
- Montpellier Defeat Local Rivals With Late Goal As Marseille’s Grip On 1st Loosens Further
28:
I. Slimani
42:
H. Ongenda
78:
K. Berigaud
Mousa Dembele
20.12.2017: Olympique de Marseille 1-0 EA Guingamp
- Tight 1-0 Victory Maintains Marseille’s Hold On Top Spot For The Time Being
28:
E. Cardona
Benjamin Mendy
LEAGUE TABLE
PLAYER OF THE MONTH
BRICE DJA DJEDJE
Dja Djedje has been by far the standout player in this Marseille team in December and has been a crucial part of the teams improved form and for him to contribute 4 assists shows how much more improved we have been this month.
MANAGER'S THOUGHTS
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A set of results that has seen us hang on to top spot in the League by the skin of our teeth and by the time we next play in Ligue 1 we will most likely be second as Monaco will have played their games in hand. The defeat at Montpellier has really cost us and the draw with Lille probably won’t have helped, and the worrying part was that the performances weren’t quite up to scratch. Having said that there isn’t a lot we can do about it now and we just have to keep going, trying our best and winning games. To end the month with a victory and a clean sheet is a big positive to build on going into an interesting set of fixtures in January that will see us play our first Coupe de France game, and the Quarter Final of the Coupe de la Ligue. The Evian game was extremely frustrating but we ground out the 2-0 win in extra time so that’s the positive. As for the Champions League, the 1-0 win over Lazio at the start of the month was very pleasing and to top the group was fantastic. Now we’ve been drawn against Galatasaray, which if we play as well as we did for the most part in the Group Stages, then we have a fantastic chance of qualifying for the Quarter Finals. Next month then we have to hit form again big time if we are to continue challenging on the many fronts we are competing in, but with the likely addition of new faces, I have every belief we can do it.