Ligue 1: Marseille Hit by Key Absences Ahead of Bordeaux Clash
As Olympique de Marseille prepare to host Bordeaux this Sunday for Matchday 14 of Ligue 1, coach Marcelo Bielsa will have to navigate the match without several key players. The highly anticipated fixture—seen as one of the weekend’s biggest clashes—comes at a challenging time for the league leaders.
André Ayew, Jacques Alaixys Romao, and Nicolas Nkoulou will all miss the showdown at the Stade Vélodrome.
Ayew, the Ghanaian international, picked up an injury following Ghana’s recent match against Uganda in Kampala during the 2015 AFCON qualifiers. The nature of the injury is not yet fully disclosed, but he will not be fit in time to feature on Sunday.
Romao, the Togolese midfielder, and Nkoulou, Cameroon’s central defender, are both serving suspensions, ruling them out of this key Ligue 1 encounter.
With three vital players missing from the starting lineup, Bielsa will have to rely on the depth of his squad to maintain Marseille’s momentum at the top of the table. The clash against Bordeaux is expected to be tightly contested, and these absences could prove pivotal in the outcome.
