French Ligue 1

Marseille vs Montpellier, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Marseille
  • 74': Valère Germain
  • Red Card 90'+2': Boubacar Kamara
  • Red Card 90'+3': Dimitri Payet
FT
1 - 1
Montpellier
  • 17': Bouna Sarr (OG)
  • Red Card 90'+2': Jordan Ferri

Marseille miss out on top spot after chaotic draw

Marseille missed the chance to go ahead of Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1 as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Montpellier.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Maxime Lopez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
  • 3': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 8': Substitution, Marseille. Duje Caleta-Car replaces Álvaro González because of an injury.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
  • 8': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
  • 9': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
  • 11': Offside, Montpellier. Jordan Ferri tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
  • 11': GOAL CANCELLED BY VAR: Andy Delort (Montpellier) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 12': VAR Decision: No Goal Marseille 0-0 Montpellier.
  • 13': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jordan Ferri.
  • 17': Own Goal by Bouna Sarr, Marseille. Marseille 0, Montpellier 1.
  • 19': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 19': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
  • 22': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Darío Benedetto.
  • 24': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darío Benedetto.
  • 28': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
  • 31': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
  • 31': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
  • 33': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 33': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Offside, Marseille. Kevin Strootman tries a through ball, but Valère Germain is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde with a headed pass.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
  • 36': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 38': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
  • 38': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hilton.
  • 39': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
  • 40': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
  • 40': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Damien Le Tallec.
  • 42': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jordan Ferri.
  • 44': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier).
  • 44': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
  • 45'+3': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Montpellier 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Montpellier 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 47': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
  • 47': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 52': Offside, Montpellier. Gaetan Laborde tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
  • 54': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Maxime Lopez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Strootman.
  • 58': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
  • 59': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Strootman following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
  • 60': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
  • 63': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Hilton.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Florent Mollet.
  • 66': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Substitution, Marseille. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Morgan Sanson.
  • 70': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 71': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 71': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
  • 72': Substitution, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic replaces Gaetan Laborde.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jordan Amavi (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Strootman.
  • 74': Goal! Marseille 1, Montpellier 1. Valère Germain (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 77': Substitution, Marseille. Valentin Rongier replaces Kevin Strootman.
  • 77': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 77': Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Florent Mollet.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 81': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet following a corner.
  • 84': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
  • 85': Substitution, Montpellier. Petar Skuletic replaces Andy Delort.
  • 86': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
  • 86': Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
  • 88': Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
  • 89': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
  • 90': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
  • 90'+1': Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+2': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+3': Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
  • 90'+3': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Marseille 1, Montpellier 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Marseille 1, Montpellier 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 2
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 15
4 Saves 1
34.4 Possession 65.6
2 SHOTS 24
1 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
227 Accurate Passes 496
310 Passes 576
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 38
0.0 Cross % 0.1
76 Long Balls 36
37 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 12
12 Effective Tackles 10
15 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 4
50 Effective Clearances 9
50 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 48,007

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angers 0 0 0
2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0
4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

OLM Marseille (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
3 Álvaro González
4 Boubacar Kamara Red Card
18 Jordan Amavi Yellow Card
17 Bouna Sarr
12 Kevin Strootman Yellow Card
8 Morgan Sanson
27 Maxime López
9 Darío Benedetto
10 Dimitri Payet Yellow Card
28 Valère Germain
Marseille Substitutes:
Florian Chabrolle, Marley Aké, Nemanja Radonjic, Valentin Rongier, Duje Caleta-Car, Yohann Pelé, Saif-Eddine Khaoui.

MON Montpellier (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4 Hilton
31 Nicolas Cozza
5 Pedro Mendes Yellow Card
14 Damien Le Tellec
12 Jordan Ferri Red Card
25 Florent Mollet
8 Ambroise Oyongo Yellow Card
2 Arnaud Souquet Yellow Card
9 Andy Delort
10 Gaëtan Laborde
Montpellier Substitutes:
Mihailo Ristic, Petar Skuletic, Mathías Suárez, Daniel Congré, Dimitry Bertaud, Junior Sambia, Souleymane Camara.

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