French Ligue 1

AS Monaco vs Marseille, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
  • 17': Wissam Ben Yedder (P)
  • 26': Wissam Ben Yedder
  • 75': Keita Baldé
FT
3 - 4
  • 38': Darío Benedetto
  • 41': Valère Germain
  • 61': Dimitri Payet
  • 66': Darío Benedetto

Benedetto shines as Marseille sink sorry Monaco

Dario Benedetto's dream debut with Olympique de Marseille continued on Sunday when the Argentine striker's double inspired them to a 4-3 win.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Islam Slimani (Monaco).
  • 5': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Álvaro González.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 8': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 10': Offside, Monaco. Islam Slimani tries a through ball, but Fode Ballo-Toure is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
  • 13': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
  • 15': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Penalty conceded by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 15': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 17': Goal! Monaco 1, Marseille 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bouna Sarr with a cross.
  • 19': Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
  • 20': Offside, Marseille. Morgan Sanson tries a through ball, but Dimitri Payet is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fode Ballo-Toure.
  • 23': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Islam Slimani (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 26': Goal! Monaco 2, Marseille 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 29': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
  • 29': Islam Slimani (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
  • 30': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Foul by Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco).
  • 36': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ruben Aguilar.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Álvaro González (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
  • 38': Goal! Monaco 2, Marseille 1. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valère Germain.
  • 41': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 41': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Álvaro González following a corner.
  • 41': Goal! Monaco 2, Marseille 2. Valère Germain (Marseille) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Strootman with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
  • 42': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Monaco 2, Marseille 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 2, Marseille 2.
  • 46': Offside, Monaco. Tiemoué Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Islam Slimani is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 49': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 50': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
  • 50': Maxime Lopez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
  • 52': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
  • 52': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jordan Amavi (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Strootman.
  • 56': Substitution, Monaco. Jean-Kévin Augustin replaces Wissam Ben Yedder because of an injury.
  • 56': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
  • 56': Maxime Lopez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Valère Germain with a cross.
  • 61': Goal! Monaco 2, Marseille 3. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 62': Foul by Álvaro González (Marseille).
  • 62': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Álvaro González (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Goal! Monaco 2, Marseille 4. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Amavi.
  • 69': Substitution, Monaco. Adrien Silva replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  • 69': Substitution, Monaco. Keita replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 72': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Kevin Strootman.
  • 73': Offside, Monaco. Tiemoué Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
  • 74': Jean-Kévin Augustin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Jean-Kévin Augustin (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gelson Martins with a cross.
  • 75': Goal! Monaco 3, Marseille 4. Keita (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Keita (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Islam Slimani (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Guillermo Maripán with a cross.
  • 77': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
  • 79': Substitution, Marseille. Valentin Rongier replaces Morgan Sanson.
  • 79': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
  • 79': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
  • 81': Foul by Islam Slimani (Monaco).
  • 81': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
  • 85': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
  • 85': Keita (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Valère Germain.
  • 86': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 86': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Adrien Silva (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
  • 88': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Marseille. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Valère Germain.
  • 90'+1': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Keita (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Marseille. Duje Caleta-Car replaces Darío Benedetto.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Adrien Silva (Monaco).
  • 90'+5': Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 3, Marseille 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Monaco 3, Marseille 4.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 2
56.9 Possession 43.1
13 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
436 Accurate Passes 316
506 Passes 378
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
17 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 42
26 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 5
14 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 13
29 Effective Clearances 11
29 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 9,147

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 33 +46 76
2 Lens 33 +27 67
3 Lille 33 +17 61
4 Lyon 33 +17 60
Full Table

Line-Ups

MON AS Monaco (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
3 Guillermo Maripán
25 Kamil Glik
2 Fodé Ballo-Touré Yellow Card
12 Ruben Aguilar Yellow Card
6 Tiemoué Bakayoko
4 Cesc Fàbregas
17 Aleksandr Golovin
11 Gelson Martins
20 Islam Slimani
9 Wissam Ben Yedder

OLM Marseille (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
3 Álvaro González Yellow Card
4 Boubacar Kamara Yellow Card
18 Jordan Amavi
17 Bouna Sarr
12 Kevin Strootman
8 Morgan Sanson
27 Maxime López
9 Darío Benedetto
10 Dimitri Payet
28 Valère Germain

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