OM ended a run of three games without a win as they beat Toulouse 5-2 away from home in the penultimate round of Ligue 1 fixtures.

Marseille, who had lost 3-0 to Olympique Lyonnais in Round 36, scored four second half goals to run out 5-2 winners. The fixture, held in front of 24,293 supporters, was the highest scoring Ligue 1 game for the round.

Despite the scoreline suggesting a comfortable win for Marseille, it wasn’t so- two of their five came in second half extra time. The player ratings indicate this- Toulouse with an average team rating of 4.5, and Marseille with 5.4. There wasn’t too much to choose between the two teams.

Olympique Lyonnais strengthened their hold on third position with this fine 3-0 away win against bitter southern rivals Olympique Marseille.

Marseille had suffered a slump of sorts in their previous games, dropping points against Nantes and Strasbourg, and their European hopes were severely dented with this 3-0 loss at the Velodrome.

Memphis Depay was poor for OL, but the rest of his teammates were quite good, as shown by these player ratings.

Saint-Etienne’s Champions League hopes suffered a huge blow as they went down 1-0 to Montpellier at home on 10 May, 2019. ASSE, who had won six of their last seven games in Ligue 1, would’ve gone third with a win here, but the loss has dented their hopes and at the same time re-ignited Montpellier’s aspirations of playing in the Europa League next season.

Both teams had a player sent off (Remy Cabella for ASSE and Daniel Congre for MHSC), while Gaetan Laborde scored the only goal of the game on 64 minutes.

Here is what is supposedly the new Olympique Lyon jersey for 2019/20. Initial leaks seemed to suggest a very minimalist look for Les Gones, but this latest leaked pic hints at some subtle detailing, such as the Lion at the bottom right of the jersey.

The Adidas creation is otherwise pretty standard, and judging by some of the features on this picture, does look like the real one. Continue reading →