The most recent Ligue 1 game week ended with Le Choc des Olympiques, as Lyon hosted Marseille at Groupama Stadium. This clash between two of France’s most successful clubs ended with honours even, as the teams were tied at 1-1 by the time the final whistle blew last Sunday.
Neither of these two sides have enjoyed a very positive start to the 2020/21 campaign, with Marseille winning just two of their opening six games and Lyon winning just one of their opening six games, so this past Sunday’s draw may not particularly suit either of the two sides, who will be hoping to compete for a UEFA Champions League qualification place this term.
In this tactical analysis piece, we will take a look at the tactics that both Lyon and Marseille utilised for this past weekend’s clash. We will provide analysis of how both teams set up in and out of possession in Sunday’s game and we will examine how those tactics influenced the outcome of this match.
Lineups and formations
Firstly, we are going to take a look at how both of these teams lined up in Sunday’s fixture, starting with the home side.
Rudi Garcia lined his team up in a 4-4-2 shape out of possession versus Marseille, however, their shape more closely resembled a 3-2-5 most of the time when Les Gones were in possession of the ball inside the opposition half, which was quite frequently the case in this one.
