Marseille coach reveals news about Akrad’s condition

Marseille coach Habib Bay has revealed a number of issues going through the staff earlier than going through Monaco this Sunday night time, on matchday 28 of the French League.

Baye said earlier than the match that the staff’s stage “is still not satisfactory”, however reiterated that his ambition to safe a spot within the Champions League stays intact.

Marseille will journey to Monaco with out a few of their key gamers, as Bay confirmed the absence of Geoffrey Kondogbia with a thigh harm, whereas Mason Greenwood stays within the rehabilitation section.

Despite this, the coach gave some optimistic news about Moroccan worldwide Nayef Akrad, as he confirmed that he resumed coaching final Friday and can progressively return to the group, whereas Baye said that Leonardo Balerdi is shut to completely rejoining group coaching, which little by little reinforces the defensive choices.

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As beforehand reported by French media, together with RMC Sport, the Moroccan participant has been affected by a sports activities hernia for a while, a standard bodily downside amongst footballers because of bodily effort and repetitive actions throughout matches and coaching.

As a consequence, Akard underwent emergency surgical procedure final March and is making good progress to this point within the rehabilitation programme.

Marseille and Monaco will search to strengthen their probabilities of qualifying for the Champions League tonight, with a really tight factors distinction between them, as Akard’s teammates occupy fourth place with 49 factors, three factors forward of the Principality staff, which occupies seventh place.