Overview
- Dominik Szoboszlai struck a low free‑kick under a jumping wall just before halftime after a foul by Leonardo Balerdi, with OM deploying no player lying behind the wall.
- Roberto De Zerbi said the team followed goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli’s preference not to use a “crocodile,” adding that the wall should not have jumped in that setup.
- Jeremie Frimpong’s burst led to Rulli diverting the ball into his own net for 2-0 in the 72nd minute before Cody Gakpo completed the scoring in stoppage time.
- Marseille are 19th and need a result at Club Bruges on Jan. 28 to secure a play‑off place, with Bruges two points back.
- Benjamin Pavard will miss the Bruges trip through suspension as media and pundits intensified criticism of OM’s defensive lapses and inconsistency.