Ukrainian midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky first appeared in the starting lineup of Marseille. This happened in the match of the 19th round of the championship of France against Lorient..

Malinovsky spent 66 minutes on the field, after which he was replaced by Dimitri Payet. The Ukrainian failed to distinguish himself by effective action in the allotted time. However, Ruslan's team won a landslide victory with a score of 3:1.

The beginning of the meeting was not very successful for the "

However, then the team of Igor Tudor sent three unanswered goals into the opponent's goal. Sead Kolasinac equalized in the 38th minute. And after the break, the hosts scored twice more - in the 53rd minute Alexis Sanchez delivered an accurate shot, and Jordan Veretta set the result of the confrontation in the 59th minute.

Match review For Malinovsky, this was the second match for Marseille. On January 9, 2023, the Ukrainian officially moved to the French club from the Italian Atalanta.. A few days later, Ruslan made his debut for a new team, coming on as a substitute in a Ligue 1 match against Troyes..

Marseille are third in the French league table with 42 points.. Above are only Lens (44) and PSG (47). Lorient are in sixth position with 32 points..

Next week the teams will play matches of the 1/16 finals of the French Cup. Marseille will play Rennes on January 20, while Lorient will face Bastia the next day.