French Ligue 1

Marseille vs Lens, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Marseille
    FT
    0 - 1
    Lens
    • 59': Simon Banza

    About

    Marseille are hosting Lens at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Lens. Jean-Louis Leca tries a through ball, but Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
    • 4': Offside, Lens. Cheick Oumar Doucoure tries a through ball, but Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Massadio Haidara (Lens).
    • 5': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Massadio Haidara.
    • 8': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
    • 8': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 12': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
    • 12': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
    • 14': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
    • 18': Foul by Massadio Haidara (Lens).
    • 18': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Massadio Haidara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
    • 25': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Simon Banza (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Simon Banza (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 29': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
    • 30': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
    • 30': Pape Gueye (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
    • 33': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
    • 39': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
    • 40': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
    • 41': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Marseille).
    • 41': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Substitution, Marseille. Michaël Cuisance replaces Valentin Rongier.
    • 45': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
    • 45': Hand ball by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
    • 45'+1': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Lens 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Lens 0.
    • 49': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Facundo Medina following a corner.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
    • 53': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Pape Gueye (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
    • 55': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Simon Banza (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Massadio Haidara.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Banza.
    • 58': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Pape Gueye.
    • 59': Goal! Marseille 0, Lens 1. Simon Banza (Lens) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Massadio Haidara with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Morgan Sanson.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Pape Gueye.
    • 61': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
    • 63': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Darío Benedetto.
    • 63': Substitution, Marseille. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Florian Thauvin.
    • 63': Substitution, Marseille. Lucas Perrin replaces Pape Gueye.
    • 64': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Lucas Perrin (Marseille).
    • 65': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
    • 65': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
    • 66': Lucas Perrin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Marseille. Saif-Eddine Khaoui replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Massadio Haidara with a cross.
    • 69': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Lucas Perrin (Marseille).
    • 69': Lucas Perrin (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
    • 72': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Substitution, Lens. Tony Mauricio replaces Gaël Kakuta.
    • 74': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Steven Fortes.
    • 76': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
    • 77': Steve Mandanda (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Steven Fortes (Lens).
    • 78': Substitution, Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Simon Banza.
    • 79': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens).
    • 80': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 81': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
    • 81': Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Offside, Lens. Jean-Louis Leca tries a through ball, but Massadio Haidara is caught offside.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
    • 88': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Michaël Cuisance (Marseille).
    • 90': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 90'+1': Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Nemanja Radonjic.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Tony Mauricio (Lens).
    • 90'+3': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Marseille 0, Lens 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Marseille 0, Lens 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 3
    54.1 Possession 45.9
    13 SHOTS 4
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    437 Accurate Passes 348
    512 Passes 439
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    24 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    45 Long Balls 50
    23 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    15 Effective Tackles 13
    23 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    16 Interceptions 14
    13 Effective Clearances 17
    13 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 26 +36 60
    2 Lens 27 +30 59
    3 Marseille 27 +19 49
    4 Lyon 27 +12 47
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    OLM Marseille (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
    15 Duje Caleta-Car
    5 Leonardo Balerdi Yellow Card
    25 Yuto Nagatomo
    2 Hiroki Sakai
    8 Morgan Sanson
    22 Pape Gueye Yellow Card
    21 Valentin Rongier
    9 Darío Benedetto
    28 Valère Germain
    26 Florian Thauvin
    Marseille Substitutes:
    Nemanja Radonjic, Lucas Perrin, Michaël Cuisance, Marley Aké, Dimitri Payet, Yohann Pelé, Luis Henrique, Cheick Souare, Saif-Eddine Khaoui.

    RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
    15 Steven Fortes
    14 Facundo Medina Yellow Card
    24 Jonathan Gradit
    8 Seko Fofana
    28 Cheick Doucouré
    10 Gaël Kakuta
    21 Massadio Haidara Yellow Card
    11 Jonathan Clauss
    23 Simon Banza Yellow Card
    7 Florian Sotoca
    Lens Substitutes:
    Ismael Boura, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Issiaga Sylla, Zakaria Diallo, Clement Michelin, David Da Costa, Wuilker Faríñez, Tony Mauricio, Ignatius Ganago.

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