Marseille vs AS Monaco, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1In-form Marseille close in on PSG with Monaco win
Marseille extended their Ligue 1 winning run to six games as they cut PSG's lead at the top to one point by beating Monaco.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
- 2': Axel Disasi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
- 4': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
- 4': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Goal! Marseille 1, Monaco 0. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Darío Benedetto.
- 7': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
- 7': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Axel Disasi (Monaco).
- 13': Goal! Marseille 2, Monaco 0. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
- 14': Caio Henrique (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 15': Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
- 16': Offside, Monaco. Caio Henrique tries a through ball, but Kevin Volland is caught offside.
- 21': Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
- 23': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Marseille).
- 23': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Substitution, Marseille. Pape Gueye replaces Morgan Sanson because of an injury.
- 25': Foul by Michaël Cuisance (Marseille).
- 25': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 29': Kevin Volland (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Monaco. Caio Henrique tries a through ball, but Kevin Volland is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Gelson Martins (Monaco).
- 30': Pape Gueye (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
- 30': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 33': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Benoit Badiashile (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 34': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Axel Disasi (Monaco) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 34': Hand ball by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
- 37': Attempt saved. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caio Henrique.
- 39': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 39': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 43': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
- 43': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Gelson Martins (Monaco).
- 45'+1': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
- 45'+1': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Marseille 2, Monaco 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 2, Monaco 0.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Guillermo Maripán replaces Benoit Badiashile.
- 50': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Marseille).
- 50': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Kevin Volland (Monaco).
- 50': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': VAR Decision: No Penalty Monaco.
- 54': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Axel Disasi (Monaco).
- 58': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 58': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Substitution, Monaco. Stevan Jovetic replaces Kevin Volland.
- 58': Substitution, Monaco. Pietro Pellegri replaces Gelson Martins.
- 59': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Darío Benedetto.
- 60': Attempt missed. Pietro Pellegri (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a through ball.
- 61': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Axel Disasi (Monaco).
- 62': Axel Disasi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
- 64': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
- 64': Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, Marseille. Valère Germain replaces Michaël Cuisance.
- 66': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
- 66': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
- 67': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Aurelien Tchouameni.
- 67': Axel Disasi (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt missed. Álvaro González (Marseille) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Rongier with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Monaco. Fode Ballo-Toure replaces Caio Henrique.
- 70': Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Monaco).
- 70': Álvaro González (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Offside, Marseille. Boubacar Kamara tries a through ball, but Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
- 74': Offside, Monaco. Pietro Pellegri tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 76': Pietro Pellegri (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Monaco. Enzo Millot replaces Aurelien Tchouameni.
- 77': Penalty Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 77': Penalty conceded by Florian Thauvin (Marseille) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 77': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Goal! Marseille 2, Monaco 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 84': Enzo Millot (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
- 84': Offside, Monaco. Axel Disasi tries a through ball, but Pietro Pellegri is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Darío Benedetto.
- 87': Substitution, Marseille. Luis Henrique replaces Florian Thauvin.
- 90': Attempt saved. Enzo Millot (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
- 90'+3': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
- 90'+3': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
- 90'+4': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Valère Germain (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Enzo Millot (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Marseille 2, Monaco 1.
- 0': Match ends, Marseille 2, Monaco 1.
Statistics
 MON |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 22 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.9 | Possession | 39.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 433 | Accurate Passes | 243 |
| 551 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 10 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | +38 | 63 |
| 2 | Lens | 28 | +27 | 59 |
| 3 | Lille | 28 | +11 | 50 |
| 4 | Marseille | 28 | +18 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Marseille (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 3 | Álvaro González |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara  |
| 25 | Yuto Nagatomo |
| 2 | Hiroki Sakai |
| 17 | Michaël Cuisance |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 9 | Darío Benedetto |
| 26 | Florian Thauvin |
AS Monaco (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 32 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 20 | Axel Disasi |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 26 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 22 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 11 | Gelson Martins |
| 37 | Sofiane Diop |
| 9 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 31 | Kevin Volland |
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