LIVE – Marseille-Benfica: OM already dangerous

Marseille hosts the Portuguese club Benfica this Thursday evening (9 p.m.) in the quarter-final second leg of the Europa League. In the first leg, OM lost 2 to 1.

21:38

Points stats (0-0 35’)

OM: 5 shots / 2 on target / 63% possession

Benfica: 2 shots / 0 on target / 37% possession

21:36

Harit misses his check! (0-0 33′)

Well found behind the centrals, Harit does not take the ball correctly. The defensive return prevents him from shooting. His center gives nothing.

21:32

The pace drops (0-0 31′)

For a good five minutes, the Marseillais have no longer found solutions against the Portuguese. The visitors spin the ball under the Marseille bronca.

21:30

Soglo shows up! (0-0 28′)

For his second start of the season, the young Marseille full-back is solid. His center finds no one, however.

21:25

Aubameyang’s volley! (0-0 24′)

OM continues to be dangerous. On a failed restart, PAA attempts a volley from 20m which ends a good meter above Trubin’s goal.

21:23

Benfica suffers in its area! (0-0 21′)

Between a cross from Harit, a recovery from Veretout and an Aubam’-Harit sequence, Benfica sees the ball going back and forth in its area without controlling the turn of events.

21:19

New free kick for OM (0-0 18′)

Harit fails to pass the ball to Veretout. Soglo recovers and is fouled 30m away. The free kick given is easily captured by Trubin.

21:16

Mbemba lacks his head !!! (0-0 15′)

Veretout’s center arrives at the penalty spot. Mbemba throws himself and performs a diving header which dies to the left of the Portuguese goal.

21:15

Territorial domination of OM (0-0 13′)

Unlike the first leg, it was the Marseillais who took control of the game. They obtained a good free kick from 25 meters which Veretout took.

21:11

OM hurts in the middle (0-0 10′)

OM finds space in the center of the field once again with Ounahi. For the moment, this is the main voice of attack for the Olympians.

21:08

Ndiaye lights the first fuse (0-0 7′)

Ounahi finds space in the middle, advances, and serves Ndiaye perfectly. With a left hook the Marseillais takes the ball on the left foot and rolls in a shot that is difficult to get out by Trubin.

21:05

Rafa Silva sends shivers through the velodrome! (0-0 4′)

The Portuguese launch into the Marseille area. Rafa Silva tries to find an angle in the middle of Marseille’s legs but his shot is blocked, fortunately.

21:03

Di Maria tries to find Tengstedt (0-0 2′)

On the right wing, Di Maria wraps an outside which ends in the gloves of Pau Lopez?

21:01

Aubam’ kicks off!

And first fault from Kondogbia.

21:00

Felix Zwayer on the whistle!

After 4 Champions League matches and the round of 16 between Brighton and Roma, the German referee is officiating this match.

20:54

OM on 5 consecutive defeats

After the arrival of Jean-Louis Gasset and 5 victories in a row, OM got stuck and presents themselves this evening, on their lawn, with a series of 5 defeats in a row.

20:51

The Marseille supporters are close!

From the end of the afternoon, Olympian supporters made themselves heard in the Marseille city.

20:49

OM makes three changes

Ounhai, Ndiaye and Soglo are starters. Clauss and Merlin, still injured, will not be able to bring on their wing.

20:42

The visitors’ XI

No changes to report for the Portuguese since the first leg.

20:40

Welcome football fans for this quarter-final return!

OM host Benfica at home to reverse the first leg (1-2)

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