Goals and highlights: Olympique de Marseille vs Reims in Ligue 1 (2-1)

Olympique are the only team to have won so far this season and take provisional top spot in Ligue 1, while Reims are bottom.

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Koudou takes a shot from distance and sends it over the bar

+9

Foket crosses from the right. Salama fails to head clear and the defender recovers

In: Vitinha and Harit

Out: Ounahi and Vitinha

In: Edoa and Koudou

Out: Munetsi and Wilson-Esbrand

Nakamura tries to cross for Ito, but overdoes it and sends it wide

Sarr evades Wilson-Esbrand's marking and passes to Vitinha. The striker receives the ball at speed and plays it over Diouf

In: Aubameyang and Veretout

Out: Ndiaye and Rongier

In: Nakamura and Salama

Outs: Khadra and Diakite

Lodi

Richardson 

Sarr looks for Vitinha in the area. The striker is intercepted by Okumu

In: Sarr

Out: Mughe

Ndiaye receives from Mughe, invades the area and ends up being tackled by Okumu

Restart the game

⏱ 45+4’ | #OMSDR 1️⃣-1️⃣

Score de parité à la pause dans un match très engagé.
45 minutes supplémentaires pour aller chercher la victoire 👊 pic.twitter.com/JsejmdMHFm — Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) August 12, 2023

⏱ 45’ [1-1]

⏯ Mi-temps au Vélodrome ! Ounahi a répondu à l'ouverture du score de Junya Ito et les deux formations sont donc dos-à-dos à la pause ! #OMSDR #GoSDR pic.twitter.com/SVyw7WtQ3u — Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) August 12, 2023

First half ends

Wilson-Esbrand 

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Ounahi throws Vitinha, who also puts in the net, but was in an irregular position

Richardson dribbles past his marker on the right and crosses for Ito. The striker unleashes a first-time shot, but the goal is disallowed. The ball went out before

Munetsi 

Clauss crosses low. Diouf anticipates and gets the ball

Ndiaye plays it to Ounahi on the edge of the box, who shoots to make it all square.

Kondogbia is flicked on by Ounahi but loses out on the edge of the box as he tries to open up with Mughe

Vitinha raises from the left. Mbemba's header is deflected and the ball rebounds off the post

Ito receives at the far post, dominates and shoots at López's corner, finding space left by the marking

Ito lifts his shot wide of the far post. López calmly grabs it and avoids any mishap

Game on

WARM UP 🔋#OMSDR #GoSDR pic.twitter.com/D1LLVgWjYf — Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) August 12, 2023

𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 😤#OMSDR pic.twitter.com/m3yCfTMMAu — Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) August 12, 2023

🧐 Le XI de départ rémois pour ce #OMSDR 🔥#NousSommesReims pic.twitter.com/XiDreFYs48 — Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) August 12, 2023

🅒🅞🅜🅟🅞 #OMSDR 🔵⚪️

Le XI concocté par Marcelino pour débuter cette saison de @Ligue1UberEats face à Reims ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/sm2jm370ya — Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) August 12, 2023

Un 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘂 sur les shorts de nos Olympiens 🩳👀

🤝 @sublime_ci 🇨🇮 #OMSDR pic.twitter.com/TwHVuvoEfG — Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) August 12, 2023

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"Are we in a hurry to resume? Yes, of course, we felt that in training this week. There was a huge intensity, even in the pass-and-go when that's not always the case in this exercise. We feel everyone is hungry. Going to Marseille on the first day is always special, we know it's going to be tough but that's what makes it even more attractive. a challenge."

"Above all we want to respect our playing principles. We've worked hard in this preparation, the staff have taken the opportunity to show everyone what Stade de Reims should be like from a defensive and offensive point of view so that everyone in the world is on the same page, no matter who is on the pitch. It proves that we are a group and we all want to start this championship well."

"We lost in Athens because we played a bad match. We left too many chances for the opponent. We played 10 for 30 minutes. Offensively, we didn't do what was needed to win. We had little recovery, the players are tired, but it will be better.

I didn't choose the captains. During my career, I never chose the captains. Valentin Rongier is a very important player for OM this season, of that I have no doubt.

I saw a reliable team. We need more automation, time will help. We must all go in the same direction. We don't all have the same training time. They need to know each other; we want to create a lot of chances. We know that we are far from the level we want to present this season. We have many games in August, a new project, new staff, new players.

There will be changes because we need to recover after this game. There are 33 games left after this match in the L1 while in the Champions League, we will either have 0 or 2. There may be fewer changes than I would like, but there will be changes.

Cengiz Ünder did not train due to a physical problem. For Ruslan Malinovskyi, he will not count and may leave the club.

It's too early to talk about a favorite. Paris remains the main contender. Our ambition is to fight for the top of the table. We'll have to wait a quarter or a third of the season to respond to that".

"We are disappointed with the result, it's not what we expected. There's one game left, we have the conditions to win in the return leg. That's what we're going to do. We are vengeful and we have a week to prepare for the return.

We don't have time to procrastinate, there's a game on Saturday to get back on track. This is top-level soccer. It's normal, we're always questioned. The competition is important. If the coach has decided not to sign me, he has his reasons. I'm still working. It's not the first time, it doesn't scare me.

We don't have time to think too much. The aim is to get off to a good start. It won't be easy, Reims is a great team. The workforce has been renewed, we must find automatisms.

We've had a bit of time to prepare. The players arrived late to assimilate the coach's will. We have no excuses, we have time to work on all this and erase the flaws.

Samuel fulfills the role of captain well. There's no tension, it's not a detail. It's a daily attitude and not for 90 minutes.

It's difficult to predict the future, especially in soccer. There are big teams, Lens, Rennes, Monaco. These will be the same teams that will be at the top of the table.

We have to adapt. The two styles are completely opposite between Igor Tudor and Marcelino. He wants a pressure zone and we have to position ourselves. You have to adapt, you have to assimilate the concepts quickly. We're getting better every day, we work on video and on the pitch.

Against Pana, defensively, we were not prepared, our block was not compact. When you don't defend well, you can't attack well.

My job is to win the ball back and distribute it with the minimum of waste. I've already played in a 4-4-2 with Conceição in Nantes. I'm not lost.

We discussed, we took advantage of the little time we have to work on the video. This morning, we did 40 minutes of tactics.

It's difficult for them when you arrive in a team you don't know with a coach you don't know.

Yes it is a goal. The Orange Vélodrome must become a fortress again. Last year, we dropped too many points at home. It's unfortunate.

Stade de Reims will face their first official match later today. Les Rouges et Blancs have taken advantage of the pre-season to play six preparatory games, with five wins and one defeat.

After playing four friendly matches this season, Olympique de Marseille began their 2023-24 campaign with the third qualifying round of the Champions League. However, Les Olympiens lost 1-0 to Panathinaikos.

Olympique de Marseille vs Reims this Saturday (12), at the Vélodrome at 11 am ET, for the Ligue 1. The match is valid for the 1th round of the competition.

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