A pair of sides with European aspirations next season will square off in Ligue 1 action on Saturday, as Marseille welcome Monaco to Stade Velodrome.
In their previous league fixture, Les Olympiens settled for a 1-1 draw with Strasbourg, putting them three points behind Lille for a spot in Europe and six behind Les Monegasques, who dropped to fourth, losing 3-1 against Reims.
Since late November, Marseille have consistently got results, though they have yet to progress much up the Ligue 1 table.
They have only suffered two defeats in their previous 11 matches in all competitions, and one of those losses was in a shootout at the Coupe de France last Sunday (9-8 versus Rennes).
Gennaro Gattuso has seen his side earn points in seven successive league contests, and yet they only have 28 points entering the middle of the domestic campaign, 11 fewer than they managed after 18 matchdays a season ago.
Since the beginning of the 2023-24 Ligue 1 campaign, Marseille have failed to win four matches when netting the opening goal, equating to nine points dropped, which could have them in second place.
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