Olympique de Marseille vs Feyenoord: the French to Win in a Productive Match

Marseille has never beaten Feyenoord in their three-match history. Will Jorge Sampaoli's wards end this streak now?

Marseille is having a great season, which could be the best for the club in the last decade. In the Ligue 1 the Blues are currently in second place, three points ahead of the nearest pursuer. Moreover, Jorge Sampaoli's charges have already reached the semifinals of the Conference League, beating on their way Karabakh, Basel and PAOK. Though the first meeting of the semifinals against Feyenoord was unfortunate for the Southeners, as they lost - 2:3, but at the Velodrom they will have every chance to get back and qualify for the main match of the tournament.

Feyenoord is having a solid season. In the Dutch championship almost impossible to claim the top-2 in the standings. After all, Ajax and PSV are incredibly good, but the team from Rotterdam almost secured third place, ahead of the nearest pursuer by five points with three games to finish. The Red and Whites are also performing well in the Conference League. They entered the playoffs in the last 16, defeating Partizan and Slavia. In the first home semifinal match at De Kuip Arne Slota's charges outplayed Marseille 3:2.

Marseille has had severe problems at home this season, but the situation has changed by the return battle in the semifinals. Jorge Sampaoli's charges have beaten their opponents in five of the last six games on the Velodrome. The only exception was in the previous round of the French championship, when the Blues lost to Lyon - 0:3, thinking about the upcoming battle with Feyenoord.

Feyenoord is a bright, attacking team that refuses to play under games in the current Conference League playoffs. Arne Slot's charges beat Partizan 5:2 and 3:1, and Slavia - 3:3 and 3:1. The first game against Marseille ended with a 3:2 victory for the Red and Whites. As a result, the team from Rotterdam scored 26 goals in five games (5.20 goals on average).

Arkadiusz Milik is a forward who could play at a high level, but constant injuries prevented him from gaining stability. Fortunately, he recently began to constantly appear on the field, which makes us happy. In the French league this season he scored seven goals in 22 games, which is hardly an exorbitant figure, but in the Europa League and Conference League he scored a total of eight goals in nine games. 

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