If they managed to level the game and even lead in the first half, the Olympians, who barely made any changes unlike Toulouse, broke down towards the end of the second half.

In competition format
Didier Deschamps had said it would be like this. The team which started against Toulouse would not be tinkered with during the encounter. The coach kept his word, just one week before the Champions Trophy, only two changes were made and they came in the 75^th minute. We were far from the constant changes of the first two friendly matches. Logically, the group suffered more in the second half, when Toulouse started rotating.
As was planned, the World Cup players (Mandanda, Valbuena, A. Ayew and Taiwo) were not on the team-sheet. For the rest, the line-up was quite classic. The defence and the attack (see below) changed only slightly in comparison to recent matches. The midfield probably resembles the line-up for the game against PSG in a weeks’ time.
Cissé sitting in front of the defence supported by the duo Lucho-Kaboré, the players who finished off last season will most likely start the new one. If Lucho still played out passes to perfection, Kaboré once again showed that he had settled on the left side of the midfield. However, those who were in South Africa and the others who did not play in Bayonne will also have their chance to shine against Catania on Saturday.

A defence which should not undergo too much modification
Mbia having only returned on Wednesday evening, Heinze not yet back and Taiwo rested, the OM defence for the game should not evolve too much over the coming days. The back four Azpi-Diawara-Hilton-Sabo did have some difficulties. Gignac may not have been present but the dangerous Braaten and Pentecôte still managed to pose a number of problems and there is still some finetuning to be done.
The early goal which was conceded was the fault of nobody in particular. The clever off centre free-kick from the specialist Machado left Andrade no chance (0-1, 8^’) the Brazilian did get down to save well from Tabanou (19^’).  He was, however, all alone when Pentecôte broke through onto a pass from the Norwegian to lob him (2-2, 57^’). With some fresh legs and notably the entrance of Luan, Toulouse managed to score again with a perfect volley from Didot following a cross from the Brazilian (2-3, 67^’). And again when Capoue made the score larger towards the end of the encounter (2-4, 84^’) Andrade did manage to save a penalty in the dying seconds of the match.

Jordan Ayew scored points up front once again
Niang on the left, Samassa in the centre and J. Ayew on the right, the Olympian offensive trident trident has also been frequently used since the start of pre-season. The young Ghanaian, who was replaced fifteen minutes before the end of the game by Ben Arfa, was in sparkling form. At the centre of almost all of OM’s good play, his cross forced Congré into scoring an own goal (1-1, 28^’). Just afterwards, his run into the box brought on a penalty for Marseille. Niang put the spot kick away sending the keeper the wrong way (2-1, 34^’), the Senegalese international will, however, be suspended in Tunis on Wednesday.
Playing as a target man, Samassa had a good influence on proceedings but it was once again Jordan Ayew who brought more danger with another cross from which Cissé was unable to hit the target (53^’). Brandao, who will also be suspended against Paris, came on and just like Ben Arfa brought a certain amount of energy on the right hand side of the attack. The scheduled returns of Valbuena and A. Ayew will bring other solutions for the game against Catania on Saturday.