
De Zerbi living his best life as Marseille go top of Ligue 1
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Paris: Marseille climbed top of Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 3 0 win at Metz leaving coach Roberto De Zerbi purring over the form of his side after four...
Paris: Marseille climbed top of Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 3-0 win at Metz leaving coach Roberto De Zerbi purring over the form of his side after four straight wins.
Marseille have 15 points and lead champions Paris Saint-Germain and surprise packages Lyon on goal difference with the latter two still to play in the seventh round.
Metz parked the bus in the first half but Marseille poured forward in the second half with Brazilian dynamo Igor Paixao breaking the deadlock on 51 minutes while Matt O'Riley on 69 and Amine Gouiri on 71 secured the three points.
"These are the kind of matches we were losing last year, we've matured and the team is much stronger now," said de Zerbi. "I'm very happy."
"This is my best period since I took over Marseille," said the Italian coach who joined from Brighton in June 2024 and led OM to runner-up spot last season.













