Marseille vs Lyon, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Lyon blank Marseille to pick up big win in Champions League quest
Lyon took a big step towards a top-three finish in Ligue 1 and a berth in next season's Champions League qualifying rounds beating Marseille 3-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a headed pass.
- 3': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 3': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 5': Attempt saved. Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Lopez with a cross.
- 9': Offside, Lyon. Tanguy NDombele tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
- 10': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Léo Dubois (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 13': Offside, Lyon. Nabil Fekir tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Jérémy Morel (Lyon).
- 14': Maxime Lopez (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Lopez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 17': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 17': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Martin Terrier.
- 19': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
- 19': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Offside, Lyon. Houssem Aouar tries a through ball, but Martin Terrier is caught offside.
- 21': Martin Terrier (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Amavi.
- 24': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 24': Goal! Marseille 0, Lyon 1. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 28': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 28': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 29': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, Marseille. Kevin Strootman tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
- 31': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Marseille).
- 31': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
- 34': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
- 37': Attempt missed. Kevin Strootman (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 38': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (Marseille).
- 38': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Martin Terrier (Lyon).
- 40': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Morel.
- 42': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 42': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
- 44': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 45': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Lyon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Lyon 1.
- 45': Substitution, Marseille. Florian Thauvin replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
- 46': Offside, Lyon. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 48': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) with an attempt from very close range is blocked.
- 49': Offside, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Lopes (Lyon).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 52': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt saved. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Tanguy NDombele (Lyon).
- 54': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Lyon. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Tanguy NDombele.
- 58': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maxime Lopez with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
- 61': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
- 61': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
- 61': Attempt saved. Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
- 61': Attempt missed. Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Amavi.
- 62': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
- 62': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Lyon).
- 63': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
- 63': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Marseille).
- 66': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (Marseille).
- 66': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
- 67': Martin Terrier (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) is shown the red card.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Lopes (Lyon).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Substitution, Marseille. Valère Germain replaces Lucas Ocampos.
- 71': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
- 71': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 74': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Luiz Gustavo.
- 74': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
- 74': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Dembele replaces Nabil Fekir.
- 75': Offside, Lyon. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.
- 76': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Lyon).
- 77': Offside, Lyon. Jérémy Morel tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Mario Balotelli.
- 80': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
- 82': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
- 82': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Lyon. Rafael replaces Léo Dubois because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, Lyon. Lucas Tousart replaces Martin Terrier.
- 84': Goal! Marseille 0, Lyon 2. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
- 85': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 85': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
- 85': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Goal! Marseille 0, Lyon 3. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar following a fast break.
- 87': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Delay in match (Lyon).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
- 90'+1': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Marseille 0, Lyon 3.
- 90'+1': Match ends, Marseille 0, Lyon 3.
Statistics
 LYON |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 8 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.7 | Possession | 48.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 331 | Accurate Passes | 281 |
| 410 | Passes | 366 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 7 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 19 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 61,707
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 61,707
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 | Lens | 34 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | +15 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | +13 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car  |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 18 | Jordan Amavi  |
| 2 | Hiroki Sakai |
| 12 | Kevin Strootman |
| 19 | Luiz Gustavo |
| 27 | Maxime López |
| 9 | Mario Balotelli |
| 5 | Lucas Ocampos |
| 7 | Nemanja Radonjic |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 15 | Jérémy Morel |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 22 | Ferland Mendy |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 18 | Nabil Fekir |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 27 | Maxwel Cornet |
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