Marseille managed an incredible 3-2 victory over Lyon in an exciting Ligue 1 match despite being reduced to 10 men early in the game.
Jonathan Rowe’s goal in the final minute of play sealed the victory and moved Marseille up to second position in the Ligue 1 rankings, one point behind Paris Saint-Germain but with a little better goal differential.
Due to Jonathan Rowe’s winning goal in the 95th minute, Marseille was down to 10 men early in the match on Sunday and overcame to defeat Lyon 3-2 away from home. The outcome put Roberto De Zerbi’s team back in second place in Ligue 1, tied with Paris Saint-Germain on 13 points but with a worse goal differential.
A tumultuous ‘Olympico’ derby featuring late goals and an early red card saw Lyon take the lead through former Marseille defender Duje Caleta-Car. With less than ten minutes left, Ulisses Garcia gave Marseille the lead after Pol Lirola had tied the score.
In the third minute of added time, Rayan Cherki appeared to have given Lyon a point, but two minutes later, Rowe piledriven a winner for Marseille from the edge of the box.
The match lived up to the fierce reputation of being one of France’s fiercest rivalries, with Leonardo Balerdi of Marseille receiving a yellow card for a strong challenge on Corentin Tolisso in less than 30 seconds.
After bringing down Alexandre Lacazette, the Marseille captain was sent out for a second bookable offense in five minutes.
De Zerbi declared, “He made a mistake and he knows it.” “However, he is still our captain, and we honor him with this triumph.
“In this squad, when someone is in difficulty, we don’t abandon him.”
A good man, Despite dominating, Lyon was unable to record a point.
The debate from the first half persisted when, following a protracted VAR review, Lyon was given a penalty for handball deep into additional time.
Geronimo Rulli blocked Lacazette’s 12-yard attempt, and the Lyon captain was forced to shoot the rebound over the crossbar by the forceful following-in defense.
Excellent effort by Clinton Mata to win the ball and throw in a precise cross on the right flank set up Caleta-Car for a header in the 53rd minute.
Though they had substituted out strikers Amine Harit and Elye Wahi, Marseille responded in the 69th minute when replacement defender Lirola calmly finished a one-on-one against Lucas Perri.
In the 82nd minute, Garcia, another substitute defender, stepped onto Lirola’s cross and scored with a first-time shot that went over the goalkeeper and into the far corner, completing the stunning reversal.
But the drama was not over yet, as Cherki appeared to guarantee Pierre Sage’s side would share the spoils by putting in a cross at the near post.
Then, when he cut inside two defenders and surged forward from the left wing, Rowe stole the show for Marseille, slamming the ball across Perri and inside the far post.
Monaco maintained their unblemished record by defeating a spirited Le Havre 3-1. The Principality team won their fourth game in five league games this season to cap up their thrilling Champions League victory over Barcelona midweek.
After Jordan Teze’s early goal was cancelled out by Le Havre’s Daler Kuzyaev, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Folarin Balogun scored two goals in quick succession midway through the second half to guarantee Monaco won all three points.
Even if it wasn’t the best game of the season, Adi Huetter, the coach of Monaco, expressed his satisfaction with the victory.
Dutch defender Within ten minutes, Teze gave the home team the lead. Kuzyaev then equalized with a finish from outside the foot that dipped into the far corner.
After taking a break after his midweek exploits, rising star Ben Seghir gave Monaco a lead again in the 66th minute with a solo inspiration.
After receiving the ball 25 yards from goal, he moved past the crowded defense and used his right foot to shape the ball past the goalkeeper.
Four minutes later, Balogun finished off the scoring with a sweep after a ball from George Ilenikhena.