Reims vs Marseille preview - Gignac hoping for more of the same

Posted Monday, September 22, 2014 by PA

Marseille striker Andre-Pierre Gignac is looking to continue his superb start to the season when his side face Reims on Tuesday.

The France international scored twice in Saturday's 3-0 win over Rennes, leaving his team top of the league and Gignac himself top of the Ligue 1 scoring charts ahead of Paris St Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

He told ligue1.com: "There is no comparison possible with Zlatan, nor with [former OM striker] Jean-Pierre Papin. I am not in their category. But I give it my all with all the love I have for the club.

"It's my best total of goals at this stage of a season and I'm trying to repay the confidence that's shown in me.

"I hope to be consistent this season. I need to set the example and perform well."

OM will face a resurgent Reims side, who have beaten Toulouse and Lorient in their last two games to lift themselves out of the relegation zone.

Despite that upturn in form, coach Jean-Luc Vasseur said: "Our balance remains fragile and we are capable of playing much better.

"We haven't forgotten where we've come from, but we have got our season under way in earnest. The most important thing for us is to make progress."

Prince Oniangue returns from suspension but Grejohn Kyei remains absent, while Vasseur will await injury news on Anthony Weber (Achilles), Alexi Peuget and Omenuke Mfulu (both knee).

Abdelaziz Barrada is Marseille's only doubt after missing the Rennes match with a thigh injury.