Marseille vs Montpellier, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Marseille cement second place with Montpellier win
Marseille consolidated second place in Ligue 1 after goals by Bamba Dieng and Cengiz Under secured a routine 2-0 home win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi tries a through ball, but Téji Savanier is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 2': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 5': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Luan Peres.
- 6': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
- 6': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille).
- 7': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Harit.
- 9': Goal! Marseille 1, Montpellier 0. Bamba Dieng (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Harit.
- 12': Foul by Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
- 12': Pape Gueye (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Léo Leroy with a through ball.
- 16': Penalty Marseille. Bamba Dieng draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 16': Penalty conceded by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 17': VAR Decision: Penalty Marseille.
- 18': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Goal! Marseille 2, Montpellier 0. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 20': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 22': Offside, Marseille. Steve Mandanda tries a through ball, but Cengiz Ünder is caught offside.
- 22': Bamba Dieng (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
- 24': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 24': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Luan Peres.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 28': Attempt saved. Bamba Dieng (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi with a through ball.
- 31': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Marseille).
- 31': Maxime Estève (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier).
- 37': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 38': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt missed. Bamba Dieng (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 42': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Léo Leroy (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Foul by Gerson (Marseille).
- 42': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Marseille 2, Montpellier 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 2, Montpellier 0.
- 48': Foul by Maxime Estève (Montpellier).
- 48': Gerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Bamba Dieng (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a through ball.
- 50': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
- 51': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 54': Foul by Gerson (Marseille).
- 54': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gerson.
- 56': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 56': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
- 58': Pape Gueye (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Marseille. Luis Henrique replaces Bamba Dieng.
- 60': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Cengiz Ünder.
- 62': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Gerson (Marseille).
- 63': Substitution, Montpellier. Valère Germain replaces Florent Mollet.
- 63': Substitution, Montpellier. Rémy Cabella replaces Sepe Elye Wahi.
- 63': Offside, Montpellier. Nicolas Cozza tries a through ball, but Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
- 66': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
- 66': Léo Leroy (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Rémy Cabella (Montpellier).
- 74': Attempt missed. Gerson (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
- 75': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
- 75': Pape Gueye (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Marseille. Pol Lirola replaces Valentin Rongier.
- 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Arnaud Souquet.
- 79': Substitution, Marseille. Sead Kolasinac replaces Pape Gueye.
- 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Jordan Ferri.
- 84': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
- 84': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Gerson (Marseille).
- 85': Maxime Estève (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Rémy Cabella (Montpellier).
- 86': Gerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Luis Henrique (Marseille).
- 86': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
- 89': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 89': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Luan Peres.
- 90': Foul by Jonas Omlin (Montpellier).
- 90': Luis Henrique (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Jonas Omlin (Montpellier) is shown the red card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Marseille. Salim Ben Seghir replaces Amine Harit.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Montpellier. Dimitry Bertaud replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+4': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Luan Peres.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Marseille 2, Montpellier 0.
- 0': Match ends, Marseille 2, Montpellier 0.
Statistics
 MON |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 270 | Accurate Passes | 521 |
| 345 | Passes | 592 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 29 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 1.0 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 7 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 51,131
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 51,131
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 24 | +34 | 57 |
| 2 | Lens | 24 | +24 | 53 |
| 3 | Lyon | 24 | +13 | 45 |
| 4 | Marseille | 24 | +18 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 14 | Luan Peres |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 22 | Pape Gueye |
| 8 | Gerson |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 7 | Amine Harit |
| 12 | Bamba Dieng |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK)  |
| 3 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 14 | Maxime Estève |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri  |
| 18 | Leo Leroy |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 21 | Elye Wahi |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
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