UEFA Champions League

Marseille vs Manchester City, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • 18': Ferran Torres
  • 76': Ilkay Gündogan
  • 81': Raheem Sterling

Man City beat Marseille with Torres, Gundogan, Sterling goals

Manchester City made it two wins from two to kickstart their Champions League campaign with 3-0 win away at Marseille on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Marseille. Hiroki Sakai tries a through ball, but Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
  • 2': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 2': Álvaro González (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 11': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
  • 14': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 16': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 16': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Goal! Marseille 0, Manchester City 1. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 20': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
  • 20': Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Offside, Marseille. Jordan Amavi tries a through ball, but Nemanja Radonjic is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 21': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 37': Foul by Michaël Cuisance (Marseille).
  • 37': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
  • 45': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 52': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michaël Cuisance.
  • 55': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ederson.
  • 56': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
  • 56': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
  • 58': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 59': Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 60': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 62': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 62': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Marseille. Morgan Sanson replaces Valentin Rongier.
  • 66': Offside, Marseille. Duje Caleta-Car tries a through ball, but Nemanja Radonjic is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Manchester City. João Cancelo replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 71': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 71': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
  • 76': Goal! Marseille 0, Manchester City 2. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a headed pass.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Aymeric Laporte.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 78': Substitution, Marseille. Darío Benedetto replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
  • 78': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Florian Thauvin.
  • 81': Goal! Marseille 0, Manchester City 3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 84': Offside, Manchester City. Rodrigo tries a through ball, but Cole Palmer is caught offside.
  • 85': Substitution, Marseille. Pape Alassane Gueye replaces Michaël Cuisance.
  • 87': Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden tries a through ball, but Cole Palmer is caught offside.
  • 88': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
  • 90'+1': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 90'+1': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Marseille 0, Manchester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Marseille 0, Manchester City 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 1
64.4 Possession 35.6
8 SHOTS 2
4 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 1.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
759 Accurate Passes 379
822 Passes 455
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 0
17 Crosses 8
0.4 Cross % 0.0
49 Long Balls 57
38 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 20
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 15
9 Effective Clearances 10
9 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France

Line-Ups

OLM Marseille (5-3-2)

No. Name
30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
3 Álvaro González
15 Duje Caleta-Car Yellow Card
5 Leonardo Balerdi
18 Jordan Amavi Yellow Card
2 Hiroki Sakai
4 Boubacar Kamara
17 Michaël Cuisance
21 Valentin Rongier
7 Nemanja Radonjic
26 Florian Thauvin

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte Yellow Card
3 Rúben Dias
11 Oleksandr Zinchenko
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri
17 Kevin De Bruyne
8 Ilkay Gündogan
21 Ferran Torres
47 Phil Foden
7 Raheem Sterling

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