French Ligue 1

Marseille vs AS Monaco, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Marseille
  • 5': Florian Thauvin
  • 13': Darío Benedetto
FT
2 - 1
AS Monaco
  • 79': Wissam Ben Yedder (P)

In-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

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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

Venue:
Location: ,

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 (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
15 Duje Caleta-Car
3 Álvaro González
4 Boubacar Kamara Yellow Card
25 Yuto Nagatomo
2 Hiroki Sakai
17 Michaël Cuisance
8 Morgan Sanson
21 Valentin Rongier
9 Darío Benedetto
26 Florian Thauvin
Marseille Substitutes:
Luis Henrique, Pape Gueye, Valère Germain, Kevin Strootman, Yohann Pelé, Marley Aké, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Lucas Perrin, Leonardo Balerdi.

MON AS Monaco (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Vito Mannone (GK)
32 Benoît Badiashile
20 Axel Disasi Yellow Card
12 Caio Henrique
26 Ruben Aguilar
22 Youssouf Fofana Yellow Card
8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
11 Gelson Martins
37 Sofiane Diop
9 Wissam Ben Yedder
31 Kevin Volland
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Fodé Ballo-Touré, Eliot Matazo, Stevan Jovetic, Chrislain Matsima, Willem Geubbels, Guillermo Maripán, Enzo Millot, Pietro Pellegri, Radoslaw Majecki.

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