22:52
90’+1. Aubameyang close to closing the gap
Surely the best Marseille action in this second period. The Gabonese striker fails against Alisson, impeccable this evening.
22:51
90′. Three minutes of added time
OM seem to have given up at the end of the match.
22:47
86′. Passion, try your chance
The Brazilian winger, who entered during the match, attempts a curling shot. Not framed.
22:45
85′. Marseille fails to complete the match
Despite the two goals behind to make up for it and the warm atmosphere at the Vélodrome, the Marseillais do not seem to have the means to accelerate the necessary pace.
22:44
83′. Big miss from Salah
Found in depth, the Egyptian, at the end of the race, attempts a shot with the outside of his foot, which turns into a point.
22:42
81′. Corner obtained by Greenwood
The Marseillais put the pressure on, without being able to complete their actions.
22:40
79′. Changes for Liverpool
Wirt and Equisite the benefit of the Gakpo and Curtis Jones.
22:38
77′. The task becomes more complicated for OM
The Marseillais must now overcome a two-goal deficit to avoid leaving empty-handed from this penultimate evening of the league phase.
22:34
73′. Frimpong pushes Marseille (0-2)
The Reds winger makes the difference against Paixao, then crosses from close range. The ball is deflected by Medina into his own goal. Hard blow for OM.
22:32
70′. Liverpool in Masters
Ekitiké finds Salah, alone at the far post. The Egyptian’s head is a bit too crossed. In addition, an offside position is signaled.
22:28
68′. Aubameyang, Paixao and Nadir come into play
Roberto De Zerbi makes three changes to try to reverse the course of the game. Gouiri, Traoré and Kondogbia give up their place.
22:28
66′. Weah shows up
The Marseillais alerts Alisson and gets a corner.
22:27
65′. Ekitike still dangerous
Untenable, the French attacker unleashes a heavy cross strike, which Rulli deflects from the glove above.
22:24
63′. Rulli keeps OM in the match
The Marseille goalkeeper makes the save on Florian Wirtz. Corner to follow, which gives nothing.
22:23
62′. The battle in the middle
The Marseillais always have difficulty combining to pass. Liverpool block is well in place.
22:21
60′. Traoré rushes
In the wake of Ekitike’s action, the Marseillais went on the counterattack. Gouiri ideally serves Hamed Traoré, who takes over without control and sees the ball pass well above the goal.
22:20
59′. The post for Ekitike!
The Frenchman, found in the area, saw his shot crash into Rulli’s left post.
22:19
58′. Liverpool regain control
After a timid Marseille revolt, Arne Slot’s men regained control of the match.
22:18
57′. Corner pour Liverpool
The Marseille defense is still crumbly. The scorer, Szoboszlai takes charge of taking the corner, without success.
22:16
55′. Gouiri resumed
Continuing dribbles in the opposing area, Amine Gouiri is finally stopped by the English defense.
22:15
54′. Ubiquitous Greenwood
The technical leader of OM takes the ball back from Salah’s feet and goes on the attack again. He is THE Marseillais capable of ringing out revolt.
22:14
53′. Two corners in quick succession for OM
The Marseillais put pressure on the Reds’ goal.
22:13
51′. Greenwood wakes up the Vélodrome
While the Phocaeans are struggling to carry the danger, the English striker manages to hit full axis and obtain a corner.
22:09
49′. Yellow card for Pavard
The Marseille defender receives a card after deliberately pushing Kerkez. He will be suspended from the next match.
22:08
47′. First Marseille foray
Hojbjerg tries his luck from (very) far away, but it misses.
22:06
45’+1. Here we go again!
The Reds kick off.
22:06
Liverpool score with their only shot on target
Dominik Szoboszlai’s brilliant free-kick was the Reds’ only shot on target at halftime. The Marseillais have also only scored once so far through Gouiri (27′).
21:53
OM cracks before the break
Despite a good start, the Marseillais trailed at half-time. Too messy in their transmissions, Roberto De Zerbi’s men ended up falling back and exposing themselves to the attacks of the Reds. After Ikitike’s offside goal (23′), the penalty came from a free kick from Szoboszlai in added time.
21:49
45’+1. Szoboszla punit Marseille! (0-1)
He is responsible for taking the free kick and in what way. Szoboszlai shoots under the Marseille wall and deceives Rulli. The Marseillais are trailing just before the break!
21:47
45′. Possible Marseille hand
On the previous action, Weah touches the ball with his arm. The referee does not flinch and Liverpool will play the free kick.
21:46
44′. Dangerous free kick in favor of the Reds
Balerdi is very behind Gravenberch.
21:44
42′. Liverpool finish better
The Marseillais are hampered by the restart and are unable to build.
21:43
Guy Stéphan is in the stands
Didier Deschamps’ assistant is present in the stands of the Vélodrome stadium.
21:42
40′. Salah misses the target!
On a transition, Frimpong has plenty of time to cross for Mohamed Salah, in the air, who cannot straighten the ball.
21:40
39′. Faute de Van Dijk
The Reds captain hits Pavard at the halfway line.
21:38
36′. The Marseillais are scared
By dint of doubling the passes in their camp, the Marseillais are exposing themselves. Another missed pass almost benefited the Reds, who failed to exploit it.
21:37
35′. Ekitike still offside
The Liverpool striker is once again found in a good position, but he is gone a little too early.
21:36
34′. Marseille corner
Obtained by Weah, the corner is taken by Greenwood in two stages. It doesn’t do anything…
21:34
32′. Free kick for Liverpool
Off-center on the right, Szoboszlai crosses into the box. The Reds keep the ball and lay siege to the Marseille block, before returning the ball on a missed cross from Kerkez.
21:32
29′. Kondogbia’s rat heel
We almost witnessed a huge gift from Kondogbia for Liverpool. The midfielder attempts a backheel in his own half, directly into the feet of an Englishman. Fortunately, the Marseille defense caught up well.
21:30
27′. Gouiri forces Alisson to relax!
On the free kick taken by Greenwood, Gouiri is back in the second half. He fires a heavy shot from the right of the goal and forces the Reds goalkeeper to relax to ward off the danger.
21:28
26′. First free kick for Marseille
Foul on Medina about thirty meters from the Liverpool goal.
21:27
23′. Ekitike opens the score… in an offside position
Szoboszlai finds the French attacker 6 meters away. He gets ahead of Pavard and deceives Rulli, but after viewing the VAR, he is flagged offside.
21:24
21′. Shy start to the match
After 20 minutes of play, not much to eat. The two teams do not reveal themselves much and the rhythm suffers.
21:21
19′. It’s heating up on Rulli’s cage
Mac Allister unleashes a cross shot which passes close to the Marseille post. It was hot!
21:19
17′. Second corner for Liverpool
Rulli somewhat misses his exit and this gives the Reds a corner. This one doesn’t give anything.
21:18
15′. Ekitike found in the surface
Liverpool has difficulty moving the Marseille block and is exposed to counterattacks, as in this action involving Ekitike.
21:13
10′. Pavard close to the goal
The French defender projects himself once again and is not far from taking a good cross from the left at ground level!
21:11
9′. Greenwood’s dribbles
The English striker touches his first balls in the opposing area.
21:10
8′. Offside flag
Mounted very high on the pitch, the defender is logically signaled in an illegal position.
Context
Marseille-Liverpool in the Champions League
- Seventeenth with 9 points, Olympique de Marseille is not yet sure of qualifying for the competition play-offs.
- The Marseillais remain on two successes in the Champions League, with a 2-1 victory against Newcastle and 2-3 on the lawn of Union Saint-Gilloise on December 9.
- In the event of a victory, Marseille will be assured of playing in the play-offs, even before facing Club Bruges next Wednesday.
- Emerson is out of this match. The Italian defender from OM suffers from a left thigh injury.
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