Marseille vs Nantes, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Marseille fly high in Ligue 1 with Nantes win
Marseille's inconsistency continued when they beat Nantes 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday to climb up to third in the standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Marseille 1, Nantes 0. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentin Rongier with a through ball.
- 5': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 7': Attempt saved. Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
- 7': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 8': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
- 9': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
- 9': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross.
- 12': Hand ball by Fabio (Nantes).
- 13': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 20': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
- 21': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia with a cross.
- 22': Alban Lafont (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
- 22': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
- 27': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
- 27': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 29': Offside, Marseille. Boubacar Kamara tries a through ball, but Dimitri Payet is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
- 30': Álvaro González (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Álvaro González (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
- 34': Offside, Marseille. Duje Caleta-Car tries a through ball, but Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
- 35': Goal! Marseille 2, Nantes 0. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michaël Cuisance.
- 37': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
- 40': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Álvaro González.
- 41': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Attempt saved. Imran Louza (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 41': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
- 43': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
- 45': Attempt missed. Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Fabio (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 45'+2': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 45'+2': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Marseille 2, Nantes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 2, Nantes 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nantes. Moses Simon replaces Imran Louza.
- 46': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
- 46': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt saved. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michaël Cuisance.
- 48': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 49': Attempt missed. Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
- 53': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 53': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Michaël Cuisance (Marseille).
- 57': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
- 57': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Penalty conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 59': VAR Decision: Penalty Marseille.
- 60': Goal! Marseille 3, Nantes 0. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 61': Substitution, Nantes. Andrei Girotto replaces Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 61': Substitution, Nantes. Mehdi Abeid replaces Abdoulaye Touré.
- 62': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
- 62': Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
- 66': Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Fabio (Nantes).
- 71': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 71': Foul by Álvaro González (Marseille).
- 71': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Álvaro González (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 72': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dimitri Payet.
- 73': Goal! Marseille 3, Nantes 1. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Abdoul Kader Bamba.
- 74': Substitution, Nantes. Jean-Kévin Augustin replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 75': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 75': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. Kevin Strootman replaces Valentin Rongier.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. Valère Germain replaces Darío Benedetto.
- 83': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 83': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Substitution, Marseille. Marley Aké replaces Dimitri Payet.
- 86': Offside, Nantes. Mehdi Abeid tries a through ball, but Moses Simon is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Michaël Cuisance (Marseille).
- 87': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Substitution, Marseille. Yuto Nagatomo replaces Hiroki Sakai.
- 88': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
- 90': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
- 90': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Marcus Coco (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
- 90'+2': Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Nantes).
- 90'+4': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Fabio.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Marseille 3, Nantes 1.
- 0': Match ends, Marseille 3, Nantes 1.
Statistics
 NAN |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.8 | Possession | 57.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 278 | Accurate Passes | 399 |
| 343 | Passes | 478 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 9 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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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 |
Line-Ups
Marseille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 3 | Álvaro González  |
| 18 | Jordan Amavi |
| 2 | Hiroki Sakai |
| 17 | Michaël Cuisance |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 9 | Darío Benedetto |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 26 | Florian Thauvin |
Nantes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 24 | Sébastien Corchia |
| 10 | Ludovic Blas |
| 5 | Pedro Chirivella |
| 19 | Abdoulaye Touré |
| 23 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 32 | Kader Bamba |
| 26 | Imran Louza |
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