Jorge Sampaoli’s Olympique Marseille are a young and exciting team full of attacking potential, although their defensive solidity is still a little uncertain.
The French side, who currently sit third in the Ligue 1 table after nine games, are known for their silky smooth possession-based football, looking to control the match in the opponent’s half whilst pinging the ball around in short passing movements.
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One of the team’s biggest strengths is their ability to be dangerous from set-pieces, mostly thanks to the delivery of talismanic playmaker Dimitri Payet.
The Ligue 1 side are also strong on the counterattack and their players are good at creating and scoring chances through pieces of individual skill.
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A big weakness of Marseille is their poor aerial ability, with the players often losing individual aerial duels. The team’s defensive organization is also a little lacking still, meaning that they are always at risk of conceding from a counter-attack, something that Lazio could look to exploit.
