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OM’s defense is far from showing a radiant face, like Chancel Mbemba. The Congolese international suffers from a knee problem, which forces the medical staff to consider all situations.
Facing Lens on Sunday evening, OM will not have all their strength at their disposal. A constant for several months ultimately as injuries regularly weaken the Marseille squad. Last Wednesday, at the Vélodrome stadium against OGC Nice (2-2, 29th day of Ligue 1), Jean-Louis Gasset’s team suffered another scare with the ice pack surrounding Amine Harit’s ankle, left the field in the 65th minute.
Fortunately for OM, the state of health of the Moroccan attacking midfielder was nothing to worry about. He should hold his place against the Lensois in the last meeting of the 31st day of the Championship. Chancel Mbemba, on the other hand, remains unavailable, if we understand Jean-Louis Gasset’s words correctly. “ It’s a meniscus that moves in the knee and depending on the position, it blocks it”explained the OM coach on Friday at a press conference.
Europa League priority
Chancel Mbemba was infiltrated the day after the match lost against PSG on March 31 (0-2). “ It’s a little better now, he’s started jogging again, but we remain on constant alert because the problem could return. continued the former Ivory Coast coach, cited by The Phocaean. The central defender is preserved for the Europa League and therefore hoped for the semi-final first leg against the Italians Atalanta Bergamo, Thursday evening in Marseille.
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