Olympique Marseille maintains winning streak defeating Angers in Ligue 1
Olympique Marseille secured its second consecutive win, defeating Angers 2-0 at the Raymond Kopa Stadium. With an outstanding performance from Amine Gouiri, who assisted on both goals, Adrien Rabiot and Neal Maupay were the ones to score, giving the three points to the team coached by Roberto De Zerbi.
The victory against Angers, which is fighting to avoid relegation, marks a recovery for Marseille, which had previously suffered a draw against Strasbourg and a loss to Nice. With this win, the team from Marseille consolidates its second position in Ligue 1, although it is still 10 points behind the leader, Paris Saint-Germain.
Rabiot and Maupay seal the win for Marseille
The match started off favorably for Marseille, who took the lead in the 19th minute. Gouiri delivered a precise corner, and Rabiot, at the near post, anticipated his marker to score the first goal. In the 75th minute, Marseille sealed the win with a goal from Maupay, who capitalized on a ball steal by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in midfield, finishing the play with a goal after a one-two with Gouiri.
With this victory, Olympique Marseille remains in second place in Ligue 1, six points ahead of Nice and Monaco, while Angers is in 13th place, just three points above the relegation zone.