Victory for the Marseillewho reacted well to the pressure of the first half and got the better of the Lens by 3-1. Another convincing victory, however away from home, with Neal Maupay author of two decisive assists. Emil HojbjergOM midfielder, spoke to the microphones of beIN Sports in the post-match of the final result.
Declaration. “Congratulations to Lens after a very complete match. We showed a good ability to deal with pressure and turn it into positive things. We found the right moments for superiority. In the end, football… It can end 2-2 or 3- 1… Today we are happy that it was favorable. We need to stay balanced, next week there is a difficult match (Monaco on 1 December, ed.), we need to have a good week and stay calm.”
De Zerbi’s words
“I didn’t need the victory to be convinced to stay in Marseille. The position is ideal, I wanted it at all costs. I will give my best. We had difficulties in the first half, it’s difficult to play here, Lens are a strong team physically, we suffered. Maybe we were thinking of the defeat against Auxerre, the team fought much better in the second half, Rongier played a great game. We didn’t steal anything home, it’s a group of good guys, we have some experience with players like Rabiot and Højbjerg, but we have a lot of young people. We have to grow, we have to be able to play well at the Vélodrome.”
Precious words about Rabiot: “He played a great game, he wanted to come here, he puts passion into it. I have a strong team, I believe in this team. We have a good staff. We show it away from home, not yet at home. This team needs a player like Rongier to bring order. Rabiot was on the left, I try to put them in their best position. This match shows the path that we must not lose against Monaco.”
The complete Ligue 1 programme
Friday 22 November
Monaco – Brest 3-2
PSG – Toulouse 3-0
Saturday 23 November
Lens – Marseille 1-3
St. Etienne – Montpellier 1-0
Reims – Lyon 1-1
Sunday 24 November
Lille – Rennes
Auxerre – Angers
Nantes – Le Havre
Nice – Strasbourg
Classification
Paris Saint Germain 32
Munich 26
Marseille 23
Lilac 19
Lyon 18
Reims 17
Lens 17
Nice 17
Auxerre 16
Toulouse 15
Saint Etienne 13
Brest 13
Strasbourg 13
Rennes 11
Nantes 10
Angers 10
Le Havre 9
Montpellier 7