Lorient 0-0 Marseille: Igor Tudor’s l’OM lose ground on PSG in Ligue 1 title race with drab draw

Lorient and Marseille played out a drab 0-0 draw at the Stade Moustoir. The hosts had the first chance of the match when Leonardi Balerdi sliced at a clearance to set Romain Faivre racing through on goal, but Samuel Gigot got back brilliantly for Marseille and did just enough to put Faivre off when taking his shot. Ad Marseille's best chance of the half came after 12 minutes, Alexis Sanchez found space outside the area before feeding Cengiz Under who could only fire a vicious effort straight at Vito Mannone.

Ligue 1Messi bags 700th career club goal as PSG see off title rivals Marseille26/02/2023 AT 19:04 The game really struggled to get going with both sides lacking any real intensity or edge. In the second half it was much of the same, with Marseille in particular playing safe passes and struggling to get into attacking areas. Lorient had a huge chance to take the lead in the 63rd minute when Sead Kolasinac failed to clear and Ahmadou Bamba Dieng was able to fizz an effort on goal which Lopez did brilliantly to tip around the post and out for a corner.

Valentin Rongier did excellently to manoeuvre his way into the penalty area before finding Nuno Tavares who could only fire his effort from a tight angle straight at Mannone. TALKING POINT — OM LACKING INTENSITY For Igor Tudor and his men, it's another draw to add to the ever-growing collection. It's their third in four matches and all three have been against teams below them in Ligue 1.

Considering Marseille still have so much to play for, the lethargic nature of their recent performances is both confusing and alarming. A win would have put them level on points with Lens in second, their rivals for a UEFA Champions League group stage place. As things stand they sit in