UEFA Champions League

Marseille vs FC Porto, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Marseille
  • Red Card 70': Leonardo Balerdi
FT
0 - 2
FC Porto
  • 39': Zaidu Sanusi
  • Red Card 67': Marko Grujic
  • 72': Sérgio Oliveira (P)

Porto see off sorry Marseille to close in on last 16

Porto comfortably beat Olympique de Marseille 2-0 away on Wednesday to move to the brink of qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corona (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
  • 2': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 2': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valère Germain.
  • 7': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Moussa Marega (FC Porto).
  • 7': Foul by Luis Díaz (FC Porto).
  • 7': Álvaro González (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Marseille. Valère Germain tries a through ball, but Luis Henrique is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Valère Germain.
  • 14': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
  • 16': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto).
  • 16': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Offside, Marseille. Álvaro González tries a through ball, but Valère Germain is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 17': Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Offside, FC Porto. Luis Díaz tries a through ball, but Zaidu Sanusi is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Luis Díaz (FC Porto).
  • 22': Álvaro González (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
  • 28': Moussa Marega (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Corona (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
  • 33': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
  • 33': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, Marseille. Luis Henrique tries a through ball, but Morgan Sanson is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
  • 36': Malang Sarr (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marko Grujic.
  • 37': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
  • 37': Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Marko Grujic (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 39': Goal! Marseille 0, FC Porto 1. Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
  • 41': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
  • 42': Moussa Marega (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
  • 43': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
  • 45': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Marseille 0, FC Porto 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, FC Porto 1.
  • 46': Foul by Luis Díaz (FC Porto).
  • 46': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 47': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
  • 49': Moussa Marega (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
  • 49': Moussa Marega (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Grujic.
  • 53': Corona (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 54': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
  • 54': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
  • 58': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Marko Grujic (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, Marseille. Darío Benedetto replaces Valère Germain.
  • 59': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Luis Henrique.
  • 59': Substitution, Marseille. Michaël Cuisance replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  • 61': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Zaidu Sanusi.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Álvaro González (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Moussa Marega (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Otávio with a through ball.
  • 66': Foul by Michaël Cuisance (Marseille).
  • 66': Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
  • 67': Second yellow card to Marko Grujic (FC Porto) for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Michaël Cuisance (Marseille).
  • 68': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Penalty FC Porto. Moussa Marega draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Penalty conceded by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Second yellow card to Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) for a bad foul.
  • 72': Goal! Marseille 0, FC Porto 2. Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
  • 73': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Moussa Marega (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilson Manafá.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  • 77': Substitution, Marseille. Yuto Nagatomo replaces Morgan Sanson.
  • 78': Substitution, Marseille. Marley Aké replaces Florian Thauvin.
  • 78': Substitution, FC Porto. Mehdi Taremi replaces Corona.
  • 79': Substitution, FC Porto. João Mário replaces Moussa Marega.
  • 79': Substitution, FC Porto. Shoya Nakajima replaces Luis Díaz.
  • 79': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 79': Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (FC Porto).
  • 80': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michaël Cuisance.
  • 83': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Valentin Rongier.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
  • 85': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
  • 85': Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Marley Aké (Marseille) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Substitution, FC Porto. Mamadou Loum replaces Sérgio Oliveira.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
  • 90'+1': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Marseille 0, FC Porto 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Marseille 0, FC Porto 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 19
1 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
43.1 Possession 56.9
9 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
302 Accurate Passes 407
375 Passes 486
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
4 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 51
32 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 13
16 Effective Clearances 4
16 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France

Line-Ups

OLM Marseille (4-2-3-1)

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

FCP FC Porto (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Agustín Marchesín (GK)
32 Malang Sarr
19 Chancel Mbemba
12 Zaidu Sanusi
18 Manafá
16 Marko Grujic Yellow Card
27 Sérgio Oliveira
25 Otávio
17 Jesús Corona
7 Luis Díaz
11 Moussa Marega
FC Porto Substitutes:
Mamadou Loum, Shoya Nakajima, Felipe Anderson , Fabio Vieira, Evanilson, João Mário , Romário Baró, Nanu, Mehdi Taremi, Diogo Leite, Diogo Costa, Toni Martínez.

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