Marseille Predicted XI vs Nantes: Geoffrey Kondogbia and Amar Dedic to start | OneFootball

A week can be a long time in football, especially at a club like Marseille where press coverage has been dominated by the post-match outburst of club president Pablo Longoria and his following 15-match suspension. A lot of the outrage and furore has somewhat distracted supporters from the essential: OM need to move on and get back on track against FC Nantes at the Vélodrome this weekend. With PSG’s 4-1 win over Lille last night, the priority has to be consolidating Les Phocéens’ spot in the Champions League places.The loss against Auxerre (0-3) last weekend saw a De Zerbi side show up to the Burgundy region lacking the required intensity to see off the plucky promoted side, but it was also one that had to deal with the absence of captain Leonardo Balerdi. This time against Nantes, it will be Derek Cornelius who is suspended after his red card that was the source of complaints and outrage from Marseille club officials and supporters at Auxerre. Yet, Balerdi returns to the side and Geoffrey Kondogbia will keep his starting spot – despite a less-than steady outing last weekend. De Zerbi is likely going to persist with a back three, owing to the latest suspension problems despite conceding three against Auxerre.Elsewhere it looks like a classic OM XI since the start of the year, with De Zerbi potentially opting to swap out Quentin Merlin for promising January signing Amar Dedic (22) after some promising appearances off the bench and some shakey recent matches for the former Nantes man. Gouiri will likely lead the line once more ahead of Maupay, whilst the midfield partnership of Bennacer and Højbjerg is set to continue. Luis Henrique, Adrien Rabiot, and Mason Greenwood will certainly keep their spots.

Probable Marseille XI vs FC Nantes

Geronimo Rulli – Amir Murillo, Leonardo Balerdi, Geoffrey Kondogbia – Luis Henrique, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Ismaël Bennacer, Amar Dedic – Mason Greenwood, Amine Gouiri, Adrien Rabiot.GFFN | George Boxall