It's the big hit in the first round of the second half of the season: The
Girondins de Bordeaux receive the team of
Olympique de Marseille. So that's the duel between the leader and the fourth of the
Ligue 1, who has one match less and could reach the second place in case of a victory against Sochaux. On Sunday, the Bordelais want to win: "There is only the ranking, on which we are looking on", defines the coach
Laurent Blanc.
After him, this important top game in the French championship comes to fast, because the two teams are naturally not in their best form yet". But the champion of the last season, who is actually in the position of the hunted, is optimistic: "We have always the quality to bring the adversary in difficulties", underlines Laurent Blanc.
On the side of Olymique de Marseille the players have to realise a good result. This match is more important for the team of coach
Didier Deschamps, because it can loose the contact to the head of the ranking, if it doesn't win. He says in the sport newspaper l'Équipe: "If the Bordelais would have our problems, i'm not sure if they were on the same point like today." The first game in the stade Vélodrome ended without a winner - 0:0.
The facts:Girondins de Bordeaux - Olympique de Marseille
Sunday, the 17 of January 2010, 9 p.m.
Stadium Chaban-Delmas
Our tip is X, a draw
The best odd is on expekt.com: 3,20
