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At the end of the 30th round of the French Ligue 1 we have a duel between Marseille and Lyon, but what gives the additional charm to this match is fact that the third Marseille currently has five points more than the fourth Lyon. This is actually a direct clash for placement in the Champions League. Otherwise, Marseille has unlike Lyon last week passed in the quarter-finals of Europa League, while it should be added that their fall duel was completed with a victory of Lyon with 2-0.

Marseille

However, what is particularly painful for Marseille fans is the fact that their last victory over Lyon was four years ago, while last season they had been defeated in the French Cup. That is why the host footballers will be particularly motivated in this Sunday derby, especially since they would be eight points away from the fourth Lyon with a victory in this match, and thus they would only come to a standstill from the placement in the Champions League.

And that their ambitions are well established is best confirmed by the fact that they celebrated in the last three games played, in the championship against Toulouse and even twice in Europa League against Athletic from Bilbao, which has also secured their performance in the quarter finals of this competition, where they got the German Leipzig for the opponent. We should also add that their coach Garcia cannot count only on the slightly injured midfielder Sertic in this match with Lyon.

Probable lineups Olympique Marseille: Mandanda – Sakai, Rami, Rolando, Amavi – Luiz Gustavo, Sanson – Thauvin, Payet, Ocampos – Germain

Lyon

When it comes to the guests from Lyon, we have already said in the introduction that they have failed to win placement in the quarter-finals of European League last week, although they after the first match in the round of sixteen had one goal more than CSKA from Moscow. Namely, coach Genesi’s players were somewhat fearful in their rematch at home, which the persistent Russians always used in the best way and with a 3-2 victory annulled that minus from their first duel in Moscow.

Of course, this elimination from Europa League will leave a certain mark on the players of Lyon and this very important championship match with Marseille, but it could also motivate them to redeem to their supporters, especially since they would with a defeat at Velodrome already have practically say goodbye from this fight for placement in the Champions League. As for the problems with absences, only defender Rafael and the offensive midfielder Fekir are still out of action.

Probable lineups Olympique Lyon: Lopes – Tete, Marcelo, Morel, Marcal – Aouar, Tousart, NDombele – Traore, Diaz, Depay

Verdict:

Since this is a direct fight for the third place that leads to Champions League from Ligue 1, then it is quite realistic to expect that we will in this duel at Velodrome see a completely open and mutually efficient match.

Pick:  both teams to score 1.64 - 64/100 @1XBet