Since in the French League, teams- Marseille and Bordeaux had a poor start in their opening matches; these title contenders, falling in the relegation zone, are therefore, now under sheer pressure.

Now, both the teams have got their second chance to prove their mettle. Whilst, Marseille will be playing against Lorient on Saturday, the Bordeaux team will have to fight against Paris Saint-Germain to gain its first victory on Sunday.

Marseille forward Brandao, said, “We need time. We are going to win if we put in the work. We are all hungry and all want to win. We made mistakes in our last match but it will be different against Lorient”.

It’s not that the two teams have always performed the same. Where, Marseille is famously known as the defending champions, Bordeaux had been the 2008-09 winners. But this year, both the teams have already been listed in the bottom three after being defeated in their very first matches of the League.

Lyon, on the other hand, who had been the runners-up last year, and have been seven-times champions between 2002 and 2008, are only one point above them.

It has been noted that the Marseille team’s defending has come down this year due to the departure of Spain’s forward Fernando Morientes, Ivory Coast international Bakari Kone, Mamadou Samassa and Senegal striker Mamadou Niang. These players had once been the top scorers in the French League, but the team is now suffering.